オントロジーを用いた統合的設計支援環境の実現 (「オントロジーの基礎と応用」)  [in Japanese] The Development of Knowledge Integrated Engineering Framework Based on Ontology ("Ontology : Foundations and Applications")  [in Japanese]

During design, a designer uses various computational tools, such as a geometric modeling system, analysis tools, and databases. To support these design processes, a system that can integrate such computational tools is required. For this purpose, we have been developing the Knowledge Intensive Engineering Framework (KIEF) system. KIEF enables the designer to build, evaluate, and modify design models on the system by providing him/her with a wide variety of engineering knowledge. A common ontology plays an important role in integrating tools and representing engineering knowledge. This paper describes the structure of the ontology in KIEF, and how it is used in a modeling processes on KIEF.