AN ONTOLOGY FOR ASSET MANAGEMENT

AbstractOntology plays important role in knowledge sharing, reuse, and communication. Repository ontology is usually the first step in the development of an intelligent decision support system. This paper first briefly reviews the literature in the area and then presents the ontologies for condition monitoring and maintenance. A short description of the software application and user interface ontologies is presented. The focus of this work is the repository ontology for the stated purpose. It shows the data structure and information needed for the maintenance management of the industrial assets with its objects, attributes and relationships. The methodology that has been used consists of different steps of defining the scope of the ontology followed by the consideration of using existing ontologies. It is based on the ontology-driven Information System theories and developed by Unified Modelling Language tool.