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Agent‐Based Interoperability without Product Model Standards
Author(s) -
Kannengiesser Udo,
Gero John S.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
computer‐aided civil and infrastructure engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.773
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1467-8667
pISSN - 1093-9687
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8667.2006.00472.x
Subject(s) - interoperability , computer science , multitude , product (mathematics) , product model , data exchange , software engineering , database , world wide web , geometry , mathematics , philosophy , epistemology
This article describes using agents in the exchange of industrial product data when predefined translators are not available. A major problem with standard translators is that a seamless data transfer instantly fails when not every translator implements a mapping into or from the standard format. This is frequently the case for large design projects that involve the use of a multitude of heterogeneous tools, possibly in evolving configurations over time. The agent‐based approach developed and presented in this article aims to flexibly provide product models in a form adapted to the needs of the particular tools when there is no prior agreement on a common data format. Experiments show the feasibility of this approach as well as its efficacy and efficiency.