Journal of Intelligence and Information Systems (지능정보연구)

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Ontology-based Product Family Modeling

온톨로지 기반 제품가족 모델링

  • Kim, Taioun (Department of Industrial Engineering, Kyungsung University) ;
  • Lee, Kyungjong (Department of Industrial Engineering, Kyungsung University)
  • Published : 2006.09.30
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Abstract

As products become more complex, short-life cycled and customized, the design efforts require more knowledge-intensive, collaborative, coordinating, and information sharing. By sharing knowledge, information, component and process across different families of products, the product realization process will be more efficient, cost-effective and quick-responsive. The purpose of this paper is to propose an ontology-based product family modeling framework. The ideas of product family, ontology and Semantic Web were investigated in depth. A Semantic Web is originally defined as a web of data that can be processed directly or indirectly by machines, which operates intelligently. A Web Ontology Language (OWL) is designed for use by applications that need to process the content of information instead of just presenting information to humans. For the selected cellular phone product family, ontology was constructed and implemented using prot$\acute{e}$g$\acute{e}$-2000.

고객에 대한 빠른 대응과 유연하고 효율적으로 새로운 제품을 적기에 개발하기 위해서는 제품 플랫폼에 기초한 대량 맞춤이 절실히 요구된다. 본 연구의 목적은 대량맞춤을 구현하는 방안으로서 제품 가족 모델링을 위한 방안과 온톨로지를 이용하여 제품개발 관련 정보를 공유하기 위한 방안을 제시하고자 한다. 제품들이 점점 복잡해지고, 수명이 짧아지고 고객맞춤으로 되어감에 따라서 이를 실현하기 위한 디자인 노력은 보다 더 지식 집약적이고, 협업을 요구하며 정보의 공유를 필요로 하고 있다. 일련의 연관된 제품군간에 지식, 정보, 구성부품, 제조공정을 공유함으로서 제품 실현화 과정은 더 효율적이고 비용 대 효과가 좋고 고객에 대한 빠른 반응이 가능할 것이다. 본 연구에서 제시할 주요 내용으로는 제품가족 디자인을 위해서 필요한 기능분석, 제품가족 지도 및 가족 모델링을 위한 방안과, 제품가족 개발을 위해서 온톨로지 이용방안이다. 구현을 위해서 휴대전화기의 제품가족 분석과 분해에 의한 기능 분석 및 이 제품가족에 대한 온톨로지를 구축하였다.

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