This paper presents a user interface to the User-Centred Knowledge Model (t-UCK). T-UCK is a knowledge modelling tool for designing knowledge-intensive systems. The model centres round the various users, i.e., both the design users and the end users, and facilitates the use of a conceptual model for handling different types of knowledge, the reasoning strategy and other functionality. For the d...

In the last few years, efforts have been done towards bridging the gap between agent technology and de facto standard technologies, aiming at introducing multi-agent systems in industrial applications. This paper presents an experience done by using one of such proposals, Agent UML. Agent UML is a graphical modelling language based on UML. The practical usage of this notation has brought to sug...

This paper proposes a common base-model for the classical object-based and field-based conceptual models in GIS. The model, which is called the PGOModel or ‘Parameterized Geographic Object Model’, is given a formal definition by using the UML modelling language. Within the scope of the paper, it has been shown that the PGOModel encompasses the classical object-based and fieldbased models. Two e...

It is one of the most important issues that constructing better Knowledge-Based System (KBS) to fulfill an efficient adaptive scheduling to complex manufacturing system. A method for developing and documenting the KBS for adaptive scheduling, using the Unified Modeling Language (UML) is presented . It employed UML to describe the system analysis, system design and system implementation of KBS, ...

The development of systems comprising of hardware and software components has been a complex and demanding task. To handle the informational and architectural complexity inherent to these systems novel development approaches supported by powerful tools are taken. In this paper we present an approach that is based on Uml and the concepts of platform-based design, modeldriven architecture, and co...

We present two sketch-based modeling systems built using adaptive meshes and editing operators. The first one has the capability to control local and global changes to the model; the second one follows geological domain constraints. To build a system that provides the user with control of local modifications we developed a mathematical theory of vertex label and atlas structure for adaptive mes...

We will describe a method for classifying images which has been applied to the Popocatépetl Volcano’s images. The Popocatépetl, located in the limits of the State of Puebla in México, is active and under monitoring since 1997. The method we describe applies Image Based Reasoning (IBR), a combination of Case Based Reasoning (CBR) and Image Processing and

We present a system for constructing 3D models from simple hand-drawn sketches. The system exploits a priori knowledge about the type of object being sketched. In particular, we assume that the class of object being drawn is known, (e.g., a rocket ship) and that the object will be drawn using a fixed number of known components. By using these assumptions, we show that we can build a sketch-base...

Both in the componentand object-based contexts it is extremely important to derive as early as possible suitable test cases based on the UML specifications available during development. In this paper we focus on the integrated use of Sequence and State Diagrams for deriving a “reasonably” complete reference model, which will then be used for automatically deriving the test cases. The approach i...