COSMOS - A System for Accumulating and Managing Distributed Design Knowledge

Abstract

This report describes the research performed to demonstrate the implementation of key computational infrastructure technology for managing large scale design efforts. COSMOS supports the negotiations of designers working on different computer applications in a distributed environment. The negotiations of designers are guided by presenting them with dynamic feedback on the impact of their proposed changes on the existing design. Coordination with all designers impacted by the proposed change is also performed via a context sensitive mechanism. LOOM, the underlying knowledge representation language and active knowledge base used in COSMOS was extended to create and reason about representations of objects in distributed design models. Technology developed includes software mediators, software wrappers, and autonomous software agents.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA339126

Entities

People

  • Jon Dukes Schlossberg
  • William Mark

Organizations

  • Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Languages
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Feedback
  • Information Systems
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Knowledge Management
  • Language
  • Negotiations
  • Ontologies
  • Software Agents
  • Software Development

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.