Contextual Modeling of Engineering Structures Using Organized Content

Abstract

This paper introduces recent research results in model representation of knowledge, former decision and experience content which is applied at driving of entities in system level model of engineering structures. Work for these results is part of a long-term research program to fulfill new demands against driving content by developing strategies of engineering model. The most important role of driving model entities by content is to replace the troublesome direct human definition. This paper first tracks milestones in history of developing strategies for engineering model to conclude their main impacts on current virtual engineering technology. Following this, new contributions are discussed including integration of organized information content in engineering model, modified concept of model for information content, and substructures on levels of information content model. Finally, implementation of information content model in leading industrial engineering model structures is outlined.