KNOWLEDGE OF A DOMAIN ONTOLOGY EVOLVES DURING THE DESIGN PROCESS. TRADITIONAL REPRESENTATION SCHEMES DO NOT SUPPORT THE EVOLUTIONARY NATURE OF THIS KNOWLEDGE. THIS PAPER PRESENTS A NEW SCHEME FOR REPRESENTING DESIGN KNOWLEDGE, CALLED CONTAINER OBJECTS, WHICH SEPARATES THE EXISTENTIAL KNOWLEDGE OF OBJECTS FROM KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THEIR DESCRIPTIONS. THE RESULT IS A REPRESENTATION IN WHICH THE EXISTENCE OF AN OBJECT IS NOT CONTINGENT ON ITS DESCRIPTION. IN THIS WAY, CONTAINER OBJECTS SUPPORT CONTINUAL DESIGN CHANGES WITHOUT FREQUENT RECOMPILATION OF THE APPLICATIONS USING THEM.
| Number of Pages : | 12 |
| Published : | 06/01/1991 |
