A Function-Based Component Ontology for Systems Design

A methodology for the systematic placement of components into a hierarchical ontology is proposed. Cues taken from the Linnaean classification system for living organisms were used to generate a hierarchical ontology for organizing component terms and to create a robust procedure for adding new component terms to an existing component naming scheme. The objective of this research is to begin constructing a hierarchical ontology that is analogous to the Linnaean classification system with specific rules that rigorously guide component placement within the framework. The primary motivation for this research is to develop an ontology of distinct components terms that supports computational strategies for automated design synthesis, general design knowledge storage and reuse, efficient communication of design information, and standardization for digital component cataloging and searching.

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