Bentley Systems, Incorporated
TECHNIQUES FOR EXTRACTING MACHINE-READABLE INFORMATION FROM P&IDS

Abstract:

In example embodiments, techniques are provided for using machine learning to extract machine-readable labels for text boxes and symbols in P&IDs in image-only formats. A P&ID data extraction application uses an optical character recognition (OCR) algorithm to predict labels for text boxes in a P&ID. The P&ID data extraction application uses a first machine learning algorithm to detect symbols in the P&ID and return a predicted bounding box and predicted class of equipment for each symbol. One or more of the predicted bounding boxes may be decimate by non-maximum suppression to avoid overlapping detections. The P&ID data extraction application uses a second machine learning algorithm to infer properties for each detected symbol having a remaining predicted bounding box. The P&ID data extraction application stores the predicted bounding box and a label including the predicted class of equipment and inferred properties in a machine-readable format.