Formal Ontology in Information Systems: Proceedings of the 1st International Conference June 6-8, 1998, Trento, Italy
Unified Modeling Language Reference Manual, The (2nd Edition)
Unified Modeling Language Reference Manual, The (2nd Edition)
A model for problem representation at various generic levels to assist inventive design
International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology
An ontological basis for computer aided innovation
Computers in Industry
Matching of different abstraction level knowledge sources: the case of inventive design
KES'11 Proceedings of the 15th international conference on Knowledge-based and intelligent information and engineering systems - Volume Part IV
Towards a formal definition of contradiction in inventive design
Computers in Industry
The development of a modified TRIZ Technical System ontology
Computers in Industry
Searching in Cooperative Patent Classification: Comparison between keyword and concept-based search
Advanced Engineering Informatics
An ontology-based approach for inventive problem solving
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence
International Journal of Knowledge-based and Intelligent Engineering Systems
Journal of Integrated Design & Process Science
A formal ontology for a generalized inventive design methodology
Applied Ontology
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The paradigm change that rules our industry (currently evolving under the quality paradigm) requires an enterprise to organize innovation in a pragmatic way. Beyond theoretical discourses around the necessity for innovation, methods and tools, based on theories should now be translated into engineering practices to be efficiently applied. One of the consequences of this necessary evolution is that R&D departments (and especially project teams), familiar with methods and tools inherited from quality area, are pushed toward changes in their practices sometimes far from their respective cultures. Software tools for accompanying this evolution are needed. This article proposes the use of ontologies as a base to the development of those software tools. Formalization of the main concepts concerning inventive design is provided by the use of formal ontologies. The tools already developed assist the expert in the conduction of an inventive design study, from problem formulation to the proposal of solution concepts.