Semantic integration in distributed multidisciplinary design optimization environments

Authors:
Ying Daisy Wang;Weiming Shen;Hamada Ghenniwa
Affiliations:
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada;Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada;Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
Venue:
CSCWD'04 Proceedings of the 8th international conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design I
Year:
2004

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Abstract

New design optimization techniques and advanced computer technologies have laid the foundation for the emerging fields of distributed multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO). The challenge now faced by designers is to effectively use this vast amount of knowledge. There are many software tools available in each discipline. However, the key problem is how to integrate these tools and databases, which conform to different interfaces and requirements with little consideration to integration and reusability, in a flexible and robust way. This paper proposes a novel ontology-based semantic integration framework for cooperative distributed MDO environments. The semantic integration aspect will provide the foundation for service-oriented architecture for distributed MDO environments. The cooperation aspect will focus on seamless integration among autonomous MDO systems in dynamic open environments, using multi-agent paradigm.