It is efficacious to capture and represent the knowledge for decision support in engineering design. Ontology is a promising knowledge modeling scheme in the engineering domain. In this paper, an ontology is proposed for capturing, representing and documenting the knowledge related to hierarchical decisions in the design of complex engineered systems. The ontology is developed based on the coupled Decision Support Problem (DSP) construct, taking into consideration the requirements for a computational model that represents a decision hierarchy. Key to the ontology is the concept of two classes, namely, Process which represents the basic hierarchy building blocks where the DSPs are embedded, and Interface which represents the DSP information flows that link different Processes to a hierarchy. The efficacy of the ontology is demonstrated using a portal frame design example.
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ASME 2016 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
August 21–24, 2016
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Design Engineering Division
- Computers and Information in Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-5008-4
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Ontology-Based Representation of Design Decision Hierarchies
Zhenjun Ming,
Zhenjun Ming
Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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Yan Yan,
Yan Yan
Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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Guoxin Wang,
Guoxin Wang
Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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Jitesh H. Panchal,
Jitesh H. Panchal
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
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Chung Hyun Goh,
Chung Hyun Goh
University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX
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Janet K. Allen,
Janet K. Allen
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
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Farrokh Mistree
Farrokh Mistree
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
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Zhenjun Ming
Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
Yan Yan
Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
Guoxin Wang
Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
Jitesh H. Panchal
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Chung Hyun Goh
University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX
Janet K. Allen
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Farrokh Mistree
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Paper No:
DETC2016-59405, V01BT02A027; 13 pages
Published Online:
December 5, 2016
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Ming, Z, Yan, Y, Wang, G, Panchal, JH, Goh, CH, Allen, JK, & Mistree, F. "Ontology-Based Representation of Design Decision Hierarchies." Proceedings of the ASME 2016 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. Volume 1B: 36th Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. August 21–24, 2016. V01BT02A027. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59405
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