Ontology-based artefact management in automotive electronics

Abstract

The current paper presents work in progress in integrated management of artefacts inautomotive electronics with a focus on requirements. A case study on industrial requirements management was performed in a Swedish automotive supplier of software-intensive systems. Based on this case study, a frame concept for integrated model management is proposed. One core element in implementing the frame concept is an ontology-based domain repository. Concepts, architecture and realization of a domain-repository are introduced. The domain repository is based on RDF, RDFS and TRIPLE and includes extensions supporting navigation in the artefact net and derivation of new knowledge: modlets, actlets and spot views.

Keywords:

• Information modelling
• Requirements analysis
• Software tool

Acknowledgements

Part of this work was financed by the Swedish Knowledge Foundation (KK-Stiftelsen), grant 2003/0241, and project SEMCO. An initial version of this paper was published in the proceedings of the IFAC INCOM 2006 conference (Information Control Problems in Manufacturing, 2006).