APLICACIÓN DE ONTORFB A UN CASO PRÁCTICO: ¿TAXONOMÍAS DE FUNCIONES O DE COMPORTAMIENTOS?

Abstract

The development of ontologies in the field of engineering design is progressively gaining relevance. This expansion originates from the improvements achieved once the knowledge available within a design context is formalized and made explicit. Based on a thorough study of the different design theories, Garbacz proposes OntoRFB (Ontologically clean Reconciled Functional Basis); a taxonomy of artifact functions based on DOLCE (Descriptive Ontology for Linguistic and Cognitive Engineering) and RFB (Reconciled functional basis) and assessed from a philosophical logic perspective. This work proposes the application of OntoRFB to a practical case: the study of a mechanical pencil. To that avail, a classic analysis from FAST (Function Analysis System Technique) and from value analysis is used. Through this research, an explanation is given of how the functions defined by Garbacz may be interpreted as behaviours, considering the definition given in the FBS (Function- Behaviour-Structure) framework. Keywords: ontology, FBS, OntoRFB, behavior