Domain-specific instances of ClassOfIndirectProperty in RDL

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Domain-specific instances of ClassOfIndirectProperty in RDL

#1 Post by HansTeijgeler »

In the HEED project we encountered problems in finding the proper ClassOfIndirectProperty for the domain of Pumps. The project participants work from a kind of RDL defined by the Hydraulic Institute and by NIST. These are good definitions, meaningful for that domain, that, however, not always fit in the generic mould of the RDL.

Where an indirect property, in Part 2, "is derived or deemed from the properties of the possible_individual", that derivation can be, and often is, a complex matter, that very well may differ from domain to domain.

That is why I toss up the idea to classify all instances of ClassOfIndirectProperty with a ClassOfClassOfRelationship that indicate the domain or domains in which that ClassOfIndirectProperty is meaningful. By doing this we shift the responsibility for the definitions to where that belongs: the (international) representatives of the applicable domain.

Of course it will happen that instances of ClassOfIndirectProperty, defined in different domains, will actually appear to be identical. If the domain representatives involved agree on that, these instances can be declared equivalentClass.

Please voice your opinion on this.

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#2 Post by KeithWillshaw »

HansTeijgeler wrote:In the HEED project we encountered problems in finding the proper ClassOfIndirectProperty for the domain of Pumps. The project participants work from a kind of RDL defined by the Hydraulic Institute and by NIST. These are good definitions, meaningful for that domain, that, however, not always fit in the generic mould of the RDL.

Where an indirect property, in Part 2, "is derived or deemed from the properties of the possible_individual", that derivation can be, and often is, a complex matter, that very well may differ from domain to domain.

That is why I toss up the idea to classify all instances of ClassOfIndirectProperty with a ClassOfClassOfRelationship that indicate the domain or domains in which that ClassOfIndirectProperty is meaningful. By doing this we shift the responsibility for the definitions to where that belongs: the (international) representatives of the applicable domain.

Of course it will happen that instances of ClassOfIndirectProperty, defined in different domains, will actually appear to be identical. If the domain representatives involved agree on that, these instances can be declared equivalentClass.

Please voice your opinion on this.
While this is a valid approach where such domains are clearly defined I would be against
making this a mandatory requirement. As you suggest this could lead to a large increase in
the number of seemingly identical Class Of Property Instances with unpredictable results.
Think of the number of Classes and Individuals that could be assigned the property
APPROXIMATE INSTALLATION WEIGHT

I am in favour of being able to Classify sunch instances BUT feel strongly that it should only be
used where appropriate and necessary.

What concerns me rather more is the confusion between ClassOfIndirectProperty and SinglePropertyDimension

They appear to have been used in the RDL in an essentially arbitrary manner. For example

CAPILLARY TUBE LENGTH - ClassOfIndirectProperty
TUBE LENGTH - SinglePropertyDimension

The classic example is of course APPROXIMATE INSTALLATION WEIGHT for which there are TWO entries
BOTH of which are of entity type ClassOfIndirectProperty

APPROXIMATE INSTALLATION WEIGHT(Retired) - RDS1467625211
and
APPROXIMATE INSTALLATION WEIGHT - RDS1661758501

The only difference appears to be that the newer definition has the PropertySpace classified as WEIGHT

WEIGHT is of course a defined as entity type SinglePropertyDimension
as is ESTIMATED WEIGHT

Regards

Keith

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#3 Post by vvagr »

If I understand problem correctly, some naming conventions should be agreed first.

IndirectPropretyX specific for domain A and its namesake IndirectPropertyX for domain B can not have the same label. Probable domain reference should be included in the name.

Additional classification by domain COCOR can only make automated reasoning easier.

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#4 Post by HansTeijgeler »

Hi folks,

I overlooked something: any ClassOfIndirectProperty in the RDL shall be defined as class of relationship between ClassOfIndividual and a PropertySpace.

In case a particular ClassOfIndirectProperty would apply to, for example, Pumps then that instance of ClassOfIndividual shall be PUMP, which means that all specializations inherit that ClassOfIndirectProperty or have a specialization of the latter.

See for instance a reworked diagram for one of the templates (the parts in grey are shown for reference only):
ClassOfIndividualHasIndirectPropertyWithPointValue-study.png
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The ClassOfIndividual in the red ellipse should be, for the example, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/page/RDS427229 (PRESSURE VESSEL). The SME's for Pressure Vessels then should agree on the applicable instances of ClassOfIndirectProperty for that domain.

I have not seen the classes of indirect property being defined that (part 2 compliant) way in the RDL. So this is a nice opportunity to do it right, preferrably under the auspicies of ISO, so that all those SME's can be rounded up.

So I withdraw my suggestion for a special classification.

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#5 Post by HansTeijgeler »

@Keith - I agree with your observation that there is something to be desired with respect to the accuracy of the RDL data. Just at random selected: UPPER LIMIT MAINTENANCE WEIGHT is declared an instance of SinglePropertyDimension!

Let's talk about that in another thread.

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#6 Post by vvagr »

I have not seen the classes of indirect property being defined that (part 2 compliant) way in the RDL.
Hans, it is not so bad.

Out of 2913 instances of COIP only 81 have no mandatory roles. Remaining 2832 have both hasClassOfPosessor and hasPropertySpace roles occupied by properly typed entities.

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#7 Post by HansTeijgeler »

Victor, please give me some examples, that saves me the search. Thanks!

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#8 Post by vvagr »

Just a small part of an output - COI and Property Space (or subtype) assigned

Code: Select all

		grouped by 12 CYLINDER ENGINE : ClassOfInanimatePhysicalObject (1)
			found NUMBER OF CYLINDERS: 12 1 : PropertyRange
		grouped by 1-HEXENE : ClassOfMolecule (4)
			found EVAPORATION POINT: 1.2 degF : PropertyRange
			found TEMPERATURE RANGE 145 degF : PropertyRange
			found MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 84 u : PropertyRange
			found MELTING TEMPERATURE: -218 degF : PropertyRange
		grouped by ABB AMG 400 S4 : ClassOfInanimatePhysicalObject (14)
			found LOWER LIMIT AMBIENT OPERATING TEMPERATURE: 40 degC : PropertyRange
			found OVERALL WIDTH: 860 mm : PropertyRange
			found OVERALL HEIGHT: 850 mm : PropertyRange
			found NET TOTAL WEIGHT: 2980 kg : PropertyRange
			found TRANSPORT COST: 10000 kr : PropertyRange
			found LEAD TIME: 365 : PropertyRange
			found GROSS LONGITUDINAL CENTRE OF GRAVITY DISTANCE: 910 mm : PropertyRange
			found UPPER LIMIT AMBIENT OPERATING TEMPERATURE: 100 degC : PropertyRange
			found OVERALL LENGTH: 1936 mm : PropertyRange
			found LOWER LIMIT AMBIENT STORAGE TEMPERATURE: -25 degC : PropertyRange
			found WARRANTY PERIOD: 365 : PropertyRange
			found UPPER LIMIT AMBIENT STORAGE TEMPERATURE: 60 degC : PropertyRange
			found PRICE PER UNIT: 500000 kr : PropertyRange
			found WEIGHT RANGE 3100 kg : PropertyRange
		grouped by ACCELEROMETER/ACCELERATION PICK-UP : ClassOfInanimatePhysicalObject (1)
			found ISO2041 ACCELERATION : SinglePropertyDimension
		grouped by ACETALDEHYDE : ClassOfMolecule (5)
			found TEMPERATURE RANGE 69 degF : PropertyRange
			found MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 44 u : PropertyRange
			found MELTING TEMPERATURE: -193 degF : PropertyRange
			found VAPOUR PRESSURE: 750 mmHg(0C) : PropertyRange
			found EVAPORATION POINT: 4 degF : PropertyRange
		grouped by ACETIC ACID : ClassOfMolecule (5)
			found MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 60 u : PropertyRange
			found MELTING TEMPERATURE: 62 degF : PropertyRange
			found VAPOUR PRESSURE: 11 mmHg(0C) : PropertyRange
			found EVAPORATION POINT: 5.4 degF : PropertyRange
			found TEMPERATURE RANGE 244 degF : PropertyRange
Or a start of the list of 2832 URIs of COIP's (can send you a whole list):
http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS3788119, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS13019023, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS3797401, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS5739613, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS5726045, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS5719884, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS2215916651, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS14617295, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS14305502, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS14137482, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS14140145, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS14329499, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS7476740, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS14057053, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS17623506, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS14615709, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS7922351, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS8651365, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS5724829, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS8651760, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS17621013, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS7601973, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS17890965, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS16213684, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS3741168861, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS14303921, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS5721676, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS14395134, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS14621748, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS5726685, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS14617966, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS5720076, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS14390376, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS14294779, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS14623212, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS5739805, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS13697738, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS14389888, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS3797248, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS3790941, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS1020853651, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS3797537, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS16744269, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS16697534, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS13268931, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS17623727, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS5715852, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS3787541, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS1724788201, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS13282117, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS14391230, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS1020232051, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS3781591, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS14632057, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS14631081, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS3795871, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS14056321, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS14057236, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS1658280701, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS6786794, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS14296190, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS3788442, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS11471870, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS3797333, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS17545859, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS3796755, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS13266772, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS14304006, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS5724573, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS14633277, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS5713676, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS14284371, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS5725085, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS5731741, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS8640722, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS14619796, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS5718220, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS16698396, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS14631264, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS5740509, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS13651284, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS16698622, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS14389461, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS16212885, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS13267911, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS14618393, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS16213939, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS16213429, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS14634619, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS5715980, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS1469240071, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS16194671, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS14390742, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS13268115, http://posccaesar.org/rdl/RDS16697842

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