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Structure, behavior, and function of complex systems: The structure, behavior, and function modeling language

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 December 2008

Ashok K. Goel ,
Spencer Rugaber  and
Swaroop Vattam
Ashok K. Goel
Affiliation:
Design Intelligence Laboratory, School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Spencer Rugaber
Affiliation:
Design Intelligence Laboratory, School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Swaroop Vattam
Affiliation:
Design Intelligence Laboratory, School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Abstract

Teleological modeling is fundamental to understanding and explaining many complex systems, especially engineered systems. Research on engineering design and problem solving has developed several ontologies for expressing teleology, for example, functional representation, function–behavior–structure, and structure–behavior–function (SBF). In this paper, we view SBF as a programming language. SBF models of engineering systems have been used in several computer programs for automated design and problem solving. The SBF language captures the expressive power of the earlier programs and provides a basis for interactive construction of SBF models. We provide a precise specification of the SBF language. We also describe an interactive model construction tool called SBFAuthor.

Keywords

BehaviorFunctionOntologyStructureTeleology

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AI EDAM , Volume 23 , Issue 1: Developing and Using Engineering Ontologies , February 2009 , pp. 23 - 35
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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