An Ontology-Driven Hierarchical Modeling Method for Multi-Disciplinary Collaborative Design

摘要

A hierarchical modeling method is proposed for multi-disciplinary collaborative design which is driven by ontology. This method is focused on defining five states ontologies and nine description layers so as to describe design processes in a hierarchical and standardized level. The nine layers are instance (I) layer, concrete (C) layer, concept-model (CM) layer, meta-model (MM) layer, design-process (DP) layer, data (D) layer, data-integration (DI) layer, model-integration (MI) layer and design-completed (DC) layer, furthermore, specific contents of these layers are illustrated in detail. Through description using a series of related and hierarchical layers, design processes of multi-disciplinary collaborative achieve flexibility in structures. Finally, state ontologies, which are defined to store description layers, can also facilitate management and implementation of product design processes by clearly reflecting process of multi-disciplinary collaborative design that is driven by ontology.