Spatio-terminological inference for the design of ambient environments

  • Authors:
  • Mehul Bhatt;Frank Dylla;Joana Hois

  • Affiliations:
  • SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition, University of Bremen, Germany;SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition, University of Bremen, Germany;SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition, University of Bremen, Germany

  • Venue:
  • COSIT'09 Proceedings of the 9th international conference on Spatial information theory
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

We present an approach to assist the smart environment design process by means of automated validation of work-in-progress designs. The approach facilitates validation of not only the purely structural requirements, but also the functional requirements expected of a smart environment whilst keeping in mind the plethora of sensory and interactive devices embedded within such an environment. The approach, founded in spatio-terminological reasoning, is illustrated in the context of formal ontology modeling constructs and reasoners, industrial architecture data standards and state-of-the-art commercial design software.