Knowledge Based Information Model Integration

集成设计和制造系统的开发被广泛认为是改善美国工业竞争态势的关键组成部分。这些计算机集成制造系统成功的关键在于系统所支持的信息集成的健壮性。然而，可用于支持当前信息系统的定义和设计的各种方法本身并没有彼此充分地结合在一起，从而能够以成本效益的方式开发复杂的现实世界系统。本研究的目的是为克服这一问题提供必要的理论和计算基础。它的实际结果将是开发对无缝方法套件的自动化支持，以实现设计、工程和制造中的集成信息系统。

The development of integrated design and manufacturing systems is widely recognized as a critical component in the effort to improve the competitive posture of American industries. A key to the success of these computer integrated manufacturing systems lies in the robustness of the information integration supported by the systems. However, the individual methods available to support the definition and design of current information systems are not themselves sufficiently integrated with one another to permit the cost effective development of complex real world systems. The goal of this research is to provide the necessary theoretical and computational foundations for overcoming this problem. Its practical upshot will be the development of automated support for a seamless suite of methodologies to achieve integrated information systems in design, engineering, and manufacturing.