Reusable Ontologies, Knowledge-Acquisition Tools, and Performance Systems: PROTEGE-II Solutions to Sisyphus-2

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Citation: Thomas E. Rothenfluh and John H. Gennari and Henrik Eriksson and Angel R. Puerta and Samson W. Tu and Mark A. Musen. (1994) Reusable Ontologies, Knowledge-Acquisition Tools, and Performance Systems: PROTEGE-II Solutions to Sisyphus-2. In KSL-93-65, 1994.

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author Thomas E. Rothenfluh and John H. Gennari and Henrik Eriksson and Angel R. Puerta and Samson W. Tu and Mark A. Musen
title Reusable Ontologies, Knowledge-Acquisition Tools, and Performance Systems: PROTEGE-II Solutions to Sisyphus-2
number KSL-93-65
institution Knowledge Systems, AI Laboratory
address Banff, Alberta, Canada
year 1994
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note November. Updated December 1993.
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abstract This paper describes how we applied the PROTEGE-II architecture to build acknowledge-based system that configures elevators. The elevator-configuration task was solved originally with a system that employed the propose-and-revise problem-solving method (VT; Marcus, Stout & McDermott, 1988). A variant of this task, here named the Sisyphus-2 problem, is used by the knowledge-acquisition community for comparative studies. PROTEGE-II is a knowledge-engineering environment that focuses on the use of reusable ontologies and problem-solving methods to generate task-specific knowledge-acquisition tools and executable problem solvers. The main goal of this paper is to describe in detail how we used PROTEGE-II to model the elevator-configuration task. This description provides a starting point for comparison with other frameworks that use abstract problem-solving methods.Starting from a detailed description of the elevator-configuration knowledge(Yost, 1992), we analyzed the domain knowledge and developed a general,reusable domain ontology. We selected, from PROTEGE-II's library of preexisting methods, a propose-and-revise method based on chronological backtracking. We then configured this method to solve the elevator-configuration task in a knowledge-based system named ELVIS. We entered domain-specific knowledge about elevator configuration into the knowledge base with the help of a task-specific knowledge-acquisition tool that was generated from the ontologies. After we constructed mapping relations to connect the domain and method ontologies, PROTEGE-II generated the executable problem solver. We have found that the development of ELVIS has provided a valuable test case for evaluating PROTEGE-II's suite of system-building tools.Keywords:Reusability, Ontology, Knowledge-Acquisition Tool, PROTEGE-II

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Abstract This paper describes how we applied the PR … This paper describes how we applied the PROTEGE-II architecture to build acknowledge-based system that configures elevators. The elevator-configuration task was solved originally with a system that employed the propose-and-revise problem-solving method (VT; Marcus, Stout & McDermott, 1988). A variant of this task, here named the Sisyphus-2 problem, is used by the knowledge-acquisition community for comparative studies. PROTEGE-II is a knowledge-engineering environment that focuses on the use of reusable ontologies and problem-solving methods to generate task-specific knowledge-acquisition tools and executable problem solvers. The main goal of this paper is to describe in detail how we used PROTEGE-II to model the elevator-configuration task. This description provides a starting point for comparison with other frameworks that use abstract problem-solving methods.Starting from a detailed description of the elevator-configuration knowledge(Yost, 1992), we analyzed the domain knowledge and developed a general,reusable domain ontology. We selected, from PROTEGE-II's library of preexisting methods, a propose-and-revise method based on chronological backtracking. We then configured this method to solve the elevator-configuration task in a knowledge-based system named ELVIS. We entered domain-specific knowledge about elevator configuration into the knowledge base with the help of a task-specific knowledge-acquisition tool that was generated from the ontologies. After we constructed mapping relations to connect the domain and method ontologies, PROTEGE-II generated the executable problem solver. We have found that the development of ELVIS has provided a valuable test case for evaluating PROTEGE-II's suite of system-building tools.Keywords:Reusability, Ontology, Knowledge-Acquisition Tool, PROTEGE-II gy, Knowledge-Acquisition Tool, PROTEGE-II
Address Banff, Alberta, Canada  +
Author Thomas E. Rothenfluh and John H. Gennari and Henrik Eriksson and Angel R. Puerta and Samson W. Tu and Mark A. Musen  +
Bibtype techreport  +
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Has identifier KSL-93-65  +
Has publishing details 1994  +
Has title Reusable Ontologies, Knowledge-Acquisition Tools, and Performance Systems: PROTEGE-II Solutions to Sisyphus-2  +
Has where published KSL-93-65  +
Has year 1994  +
Institution Knowledge Systems, AI Laboratory  +
Ksl tr id KSL-93-65  +
Note November. Updated December 1993.
Number KSL-93-65  +
Process note YES  +
Title Reusable Ontologies, Knowledge-Acquisition Tools, and Performance Systems: PROTEGE-II Solutions to Sisyphus-2  +
Year 1994  +
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