ConEditor: Tool to Input and Maintain Constraints

We present a tool which helps domain experts capture and maintain constraints. The tool displays parts of an ontology (as classes, sub-classes and properties) in the form of a tree. A number of keywords and operators from a constraint language are also listed. The tool helps a user to create a constraint expression. Additionally, the tool has a facility which allows the user to input tabular data. The expressed constraints can be converted into a standard format, making them portable. It is planned to integrate this tool, ConEditor, with Designers’ Workbench, a system that supports human designers. 1 Motivation Designers in Rolls Royce, as in many large organizations, work in teams. Thus it is important when a group of designers are working on aspects of a common project that the subcomponent designed by one engineer is consistent with the overall specification, and with that designed by other members of the team. Additionally, all designs have to be consistent with the company’s d...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: EKAW
• Authors: Suraj Ajit, Derek H. Sleeman, David W. Fowler, David Knott
• Keywords: Company’s Design Rule, EKAW 2004, Information Retrieval, Tool, Various Constraints