SUO: Ontologies applied to control
I have been following this discussion group for quite a while, but this is
my first contribution...
After taking a two year hiatus from NIST to try out private industry, I
have returned to NIST to continue applying ontologies to address industrial
challenges. In my current role, I am charged with applying ontologies to
the control environment (specifically, the control of autonomous vehicles
as well as the control of automated manufacturing inspection machines).
Does anyone have any experience in applying ontologies to the area of
control? The Division in which I work has developed a control hierarchy,
where ontologies would logically fit into the higher levels of the control
hierarchy (where response time is longer and the representations are
usually symbolic) as oppose to the lower levels of the control hierarchy
(where response time is shorter (usually in the microseconds) and the
representations are usually numeric or map-based). I would be interested in
exploring which concepts in SUO would be most relevant to specialize in
developing a domain ontology for control.
Any insight from previous experiences would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Craig
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Craig Schlenoff
Mechanical Engineer
Intelligent Systems Division
Manufacturing Engineering Lab
National Institute of Standards and Technology
301-975-3456
schlenof@cme.nist.gov