Extended KBE - Scenario of an application development

Abstract

The paper deals with the scenario of the development of an application in Extended Knowledge Based Engineering. This approach is based on a set of UML templates which reflect standard, software constructions usually used in actual generation of engineering software. These templates have both software and engineering design roots. The building of the Extended KBE application is realized as a modeling with templates. Usually a final application is later integrated with a commercial CAD/CAE system and its KBE module. With the help of the templates, the Extended KBE application can be developed relatively fast. Apart from the ability of operating with templates, the application developer must have a clearly articulated domain knowledge because the efficiency of the whole approach depends on the quality and completeness of his knowledge. © Springer-Verlag London 2013.