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Ontology-Driven Semantic Annotations for Multiple Engineering Viewpoints in Computer Aided Design University of Bath PHD Ontology-Driven Semantic Annotations for Multiple Engineering Viewpoints in Computer Aided Design Li, Chun Award date: 2012 Awarding institution: University of Bath Link to publication Alternative formats If you require this document in an alternative format, please contact: [email protected] General rights Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. • Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research. • You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal ? Take down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Download date: 04. Oct. 2021 Ontology-Driven Semantic Annotations for Multiple Engineering Viewpoints in Computer Aided Design Chunlei Li A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy University of Bath Department of Mechanical Engineering 16 May 2012 COPYRIGHT Attention is drawn to the fact that copyright of this thesis rests with its author. A copy of this report has been supplied on condition that anyone who consults it is understood to recognise that its copyright rests with the author and they must not copy it or use material from it except as permitted by law or with the consent of the author. This report may be made available for consultation within the University Library and may be photocopied or lent to other libraries for the purposes of consultation. [Signature] - I - Table of Contents Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS............................................................................................................................. II LIST OF FIGURES ......................................................................................................................................V LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................................................... VII ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .......................................................................................................................VIII ABSTRACT.................................................................................................................................................IX ABBREVIATIONS .......................................................................................................................................X RELATED PULICATIONS....................................................................................................................XIII CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1 1.1 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES................................................................................................................... 4 CHAPTER 2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY .................................................................................. 6 2.1 GENERIC RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES .......................................................................................... 6 2.2 ADAPTED RESEARCH METHODOLOGY............................................................................................ 7 2.3 STRUCTURE OF THE THESIS .......................................................................................................... 10 CHAPTER 3 BACKGROUND – PART I.......................................................................................... 12 3.1 PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT (PLM) ............................................................................... 12 3.1.1 The State Of The Art In PLM Systems..................................................................................... 13 3.1.2 Concluding remarks ................................................................................................................ 15 3.2 COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN .......................................................................................................... 16 3.2.1 Introduction to Engineering Design........................................................................................ 16 3.2.2 Introduction to CAD................................................................................................................ 16 3.2.3 The State of the Art in Commercial CAD Systems................................................................... 18 3.2.4 The Latest Development of CAD in Research ......................................................................... 20 3.2.5 Concluding remarks ................................................................................................................ 24 3.3 KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND MULTIPLE ENGINEERING VIEWPOINTS ................................... 24 3.3.1 Knowledge Management ......................................................................................................... 24 3.3.2 Multiple Engineering Viewpoint.............................................................................................. 25 3.4 CASE STUDIES .............................................................................................................................. 28 3.4.1 Cost Estimation ....................................................................................................................... 28 3.4.2 Finite Element Analysis........................................................................................................... 32 3.4.3 Concluding remarks ................................................................................................................ 35 3.5 DRM MODELS AND CONCLUDING REMARKS ............................................................................... 36 CHAPTER 4 BACKGROUND – PART II........................................................................................ 40 4.1 ANNOTATION................................................................................................................................41 4.1.1 Introduction to Annotation ......................................................................................................42 4.1.2 The Classifications of Annotation ........................................................................................... 43 4.1.3 The State of the Art in Annotation ........................................................................................... 48 4.1.4 Challenges in Annotation ........................................................................................................54 4.1.5 Concluding remarks ................................................................................................................ 59 4.2 ONTOLOGY................................................................................................................................... 61 4.2.1 Ontology Specification Languages.......................................................................................... 62 4.2.2 Ontology Modelling Tools....................................................................................................... 64 4.2.3 Web Ontology Language (OWL)............................................................................................. 66 4.2.4 Semantic Web Rule Language (SWRL) ................................................................................... 68 4.2.5 Semantic Query-Enhanced Web Rule Language (SQWRL) .................................................... 70 4.2.6 Ontology Modelling Methodologies........................................................................................ 71 4.2.7 The State of the Art in Ontologies ........................................................................................... 74 4.2.8 Concluding remarks ................................................................................................................ 79 4.3 DRM MODELS AND CONCLUDING REMARKS ............................................................................... 81 - II - Table of Contents CHAPTER 5 ONTOCAD.................................................................................................................... 84 5.1 OVERVIEW OF ONTOCAD ............................................................................................................ 84 5.1.1 OntoCAD Graphical User Interface (OGUI).......................................................................... 86 5.1.2 OntoCAD Knowledge Base (OKB).......................................................................................... 87 5.1.3 OntoCAD MEV Agent (OMA) ................................................................................................. 87 5.2 ONTOCAD ANNOTATION DATA STRUCTURE ............................................................................... 88 5.2.1 OntoCAD Annotation Data Language Stack........................................................................... 88 5.2.2 The Basic OntoCAD Annotation Data Structure..................................................................... 89 5.2.3 Standard-compliant Annotation Anchoring Mechanism ......................................................... 92 5.2.4 Concluding
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