An approach for design rationale retrieval using ontology-aided indexing

Luye Li ^[1] ; Feiwei Qin ^[1] ; Shuming Gao ^[1] ; Ying Liu ^[2]
1. [1] Zhejiang University
  
  Zhejiang University
  
  China
2. [2] Cardiff University
  
  Cardiff University
  
  Castle, Reino Unido
Localización: Journal of Engineering Design, ISSN 0954-4828, Vol. 25, Nº. 7-9, 2014, págs. 259-279
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- Design rationale (DR) is an important part of design knowledge. Effective reuse of DR depends on its successful retrieval. In this paper, an approach for structured DR retrieval using ontology-aided indexing is presented. Firstly, an ontology-based semantic model of DR is developed based on the extended IBIS-based DR representation in order to effectively utilise the semantics embedded in DR. Then, an ontology-aided indexing method is proposed to build indexes for DR records to index the semantic concepts and relationships in DR. Furthermore, three kinds of query modes are developed to support flexible querying, among which natural language input query and DR record-based query have much more semantics and thus lead to better retrieval results. Finally, a prototype system is implemented. Experimental results show the effectiveness of the proposed approach.