Enabling interoperability of STEP Application Protocols at meta-data and knowledge level

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 402-421

  Jardim Goncalves, Ricardo ^a   Figay, Nicolas ^b   Steiger Garção, Adolfo ^a  

^a UNINOVA   (Portugal)

^b AIRBUS GROUP INNOVATIONS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Interoperability; ISO10303; Knowledge model; Meta modelling; OWL; Product data exchange; STEP; XML

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INTEROPERABILITY; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METADATA; STANDARDIZATION; XML;

ISO10303; KNOWLEDGE MODELS; META-MODELLING; OWL; PRODUCT DATA EXCHANGE; STEP;

NETWORK PROTOCOLS;

EID: 33746333846     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2006.010275     Document Type: Article

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