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Product data models can be viewed as a class of semantic data models which take into account the needs of engineering data. In this paper the characteristics for semantic data models defined by Peckham and Maryanski [8] are taken as a starting point. The relevance of these characteristics to product data is shown. The capabilities of a prototype product description system are described in relation to the same characteristics. Additional data modeling characteristics such as parametrization and data sharing, which have been introduced to support engineering design, are then described. These can be viewed as extending beyond the accepted capabilities of semantic data models.

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  1. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, Leeds, UK

    N. K. Shaw, M. Susan Bloor & A. de Pennington

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Shaw, N.K., Bloor, M.S. & de Pennington, A. Product data models. Research in Engineering Design 1, 43–50 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01580002

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