Construction of Configuration Models

In this paper, a novel approach for creating configuration models is supplied by introducing a metaknowledge base that enables the construction of configuration models. The meta-knowledge base represents all knowledge bases that can be expressed with a given configuration language, in the case of this paper, with the Component Description Language CDL. The meta-knowledge base itself is again represented with CDL and thus, at the metalevel it can use configuration tools that relay on CDL. With this approach inference techniques that are normally used for configuration of technical systems can be applied for the construction of configuration model, i.e. during knowledge acquisition and evolution.

[1]  L. Hotz,et al.  Modeling , Representing , and Configuring Restricted Part-Whole Relations , 2008 .

[2]  Dietmar Jannach,et al.  A Joint Foundation for Configuration in the Semantic Web , 2002 .

[3]  Reijo Sulonen,et al.  Evolution of Schema and Individuals of Configurable Products , 1999, ER.

[4]  W. Nutt,et al.  Constructive problem solving : a model construction approach towards configuration , 1995 .

[5]  M. Heinrich,et al.  A resource-based paradigm for the configuring of technical systems from modular components , 1991, [1991] Proceedings. The Seventh IEEE Conference on Artificial Intelligence Application.

[6]  Klaus Schmid,et al.  Configuration in Industrial Product Families - The ConIPF Methodology , 2007, Künstliche Intell..

[7]  Reijo Sulonen,et al.  Towards a general ontology of configuration , 1998, Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing.

[8]  Mark Stefik,et al.  Introduction to knowledge systems , 1995 .

[9]  Benno Stein,et al.  A Theoretical Framework for Configuration , 1992, IEA/AIE.

[10]  Oliver,et al.  EngCon-Engineering & Configuration , 2003 .

[11]  Wolfgang Hesse,et al.  More matters on (meta-)modelling: remarks on Thomas Kühne’s “matters” , 2006, Software & Systems Modeling.

[12]  Bernd Neumann,et al.  Scene Interpretation as a Configuration Task , 2005, Künstliche Intell..

[13]  Michal Smialek,et al.  Complementary use case scenario representations based on domain vocabularies , 2007, MODELS'07.

[14]  Markus Stumptner,et al.  An Overview of Knowledge-Based Configuration , 1997, AI Commun..

[15]  M. Omizo,et al.  Modeling , 1983, Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology.

[16]  Lothar Hotz,et al.  Ontology-based Similarity of Software Cases - Applying Ontology Reasoning to Software Retrieval , 2009, KEOD.

[17]  John P. McDermott,et al.  VT: An Expert Elevator Designer That Uses Knowledge-Based Backtracking , 1988, AI Mag..

[18]  Marco Sinnema,et al.  Configuration in industrial product families - the ConIPF methodology , 2006 .

[19]  Sanjay Mittal,et al.  Towards a Generic Model of Configuraton Tasks , 1989, IJCAI.

[20]  Tomi Männistö,et al.  A metamodelling approach to configuration knowledge representation , 2010 .

[21]  Rodney A. Brooks,et al.  Lisp-in-Lisp: High Performance and Portability , 1983, IJCAI.

[22]  Andreas Giinter.  KONWERK-A Domain Independent Configuration Tool , 2003 .

[23]  Christoph Schlieder,et al.  A structure based configuration tool: drive solution designer - DSD , 2002, AAAI/IAAI.

[24]  Alexander Felfernig,et al.  Configuration. Papers from the AAAI Workshop , 1999 .

[25]  T. Krebs,et al.  Dependency Analysis and its Use for Evolution Tasks , 2022 .

[26]  Juha Savolainen,et al.  Feature Interaction and Dependencies: Modeling Features for Reengineering a Legacy Product Line , 2002, SPLC.

[27]  Daniel G. Bobrow,et al.  Book review: The Art of the MetaObject Protocol By Gregor Kiczales, Jim des Rivieres, Daniel G. and Bobrow(MIT Press, 1991) , 1991, SGAR.

[28]  Pietro Torasso,et al.  Problem Decomposition in Configuration , 2002 .

[29]  Andreas Günter,et al.  Das PLAKON-Buch, Ein Expertensystemkern für Planungs- und Konfigurierungsaufgaben in technischen Domänen , 1991, Informatik-Fachberichte.

[30]  Juha Tiihonen,et al.  Configuration of Contract Based Services , 2006 .

[31]  Thomas Kühne,et al.  Matters of (Meta-) Modeling , 2006, Software & Systems Modeling.

[32]  G. G. Stokes.  "J." , 1890, The New Yale Book of Quotations.

[33]  Wolfgang Hümmer,et al.  A Meta Model based Configuration Approach for mass-customizable Products and Services , 2003 .

[34]  Markus Stumptner,et al.  An overview of knowledgedbased configuration , 1997 .