@inproceedings{HartmannMeissnerRueppel2004, author = {Hartmann, Dietrich and Meißner, Udo F. and Rueppel, Uwe}, title = {Integration of Productmodel Databases into Multi-Agent Systems}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.141}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20111215-1410}, year = {2004}, abstract = {This paper deals with two different agent-based approaches aimed at the incorporation of complex design information into multi-agent planning systems. The first system facilitates collaborative structural design processes, the second one supports fire engineering in buildings. Both approaches are part of two different research projects that belong to the DFG1 priority program 1103 entitled "Network-based Co-operative Planning Processes in Structural Engineering" (DFG 2000). The two approaches provide similar database wrapper agents to integrate relevant design information into two multi-agent systems: Database wrapper agents make the relevant product model data usable for further agents in the multi-agent system, independent on their physical location. Thus, database wrapper agents act as an interface between multi-agent system and heterogeneous database systems. The communication between the database wrapper agents and other requesting agents presumes a common vocabulary: a specific database ontology that maps database related message contents into database objects. Hereby, the software-wrapping technology enables the various design experts to plug in existing database systems and data resources into a specific multi-agent system easily. As a consequence, dynamic changes in the design information of large collaborative engineering projects are adequately supported. The flexible architecture of the database wrapper agent concept is demonstrated by the integration of an XML and a relational database system.}, subject = {Ingenieurbau}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{KatzenbachMeissnerRueppel2004, author = {Katzenbach, Rolf and Meißner, Udo F. and Rueppel, Uwe}, title = {Abstraction of Process Relevant Information from Geotechnical Standards and Regulations}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.95}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20111028-1002}, year = {2004}, abstract = {The paper presents the abstraction of process relevant information in order to enable the workflow management based on semantic data. It is shown for three examples, how the standards define the information needed to perform a certain planning activity. Abstraction of process relevant information is discussed for different granularities of the underlying processmodel. As one possible application ProMiSE is introduced, which uses process relevant data in individual tokens in a petri-net based process-model.}, subject = {Geotechnik}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{MeissnerRueppelTheiss2004, author = {Meißner, Udo F. and Rueppel, Uwe and Theiss, Mirko}, title = {Network-Based Fire Engineering Supported by Agents}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.144}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20111215-1447}, year = {2004}, abstract = {Building design in Civil Engineering is characterized by the cooperation of experts in multiple disciplines. Close cooperation of engineers in different fields is the basis of high product quality, short development periods and a minimum of investment costs. For each building the engineers have to create a new fire engineering model. The consistent realization of the fire engineering model in all details has high demands on communication, collaboration and building models. Thereby, to preserve the related design models consistent to each other and compatible with the rules of fire engineering is a complex task. In addition, regulations and guidelines vary according to the building location, so the knowledge base must be integrated dynamically into the planning process. This contribution covers the integration of engineers and design models into a cooperation network on the basis of mobile agents. The distributed models of architectural design, structural planning and fire engineering are supported. These models are implemented as XML-based models which can be accessed by mobile agents for information retrieval and for processing tasks. Agents are provided to all planners, they are enabled to check up the distributed design models with the knowledge base of the fire protection regulations,. With the use of such an agent each planner is supported to check up his planning for accordance with the fire protection requirements. The fire-engineering-agent analyzes the design and detects inconsistencies by processing fire protection requirements and design model facts in a rule-based expert system. The possibility to check the planning information at an early state in the sense of compatibility to the fire protection regulations enables a comprehensive diagnosis of the design and the reduction of planning errors.}, subject = {Ingenieurbau}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{RueppelMeissnerGreb2004, author = {Rueppel, Uwe and Meißner, Udo F. and Greb, Steffen}, title = {A Petri Net based Method for Distributed Process Modelling in Structural Engineering}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.133}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20111215-1338}, year = {2004}, abstract = {The contribution introduces a method for the distributed process modelling in order to support the process orientation in Structural Engineering, i.e., the modelling, analysis and management of planning processes. The approach is based on the Petri Net theory for the modelling of planning processes and workflows in Structural Engineering. Firstly, a central and coarse process model serves as a pre-structuring system for the detailed modelling of the technical planning activities. Secondly, the involved planning participants generate distributed process models with detailed technical workflow information. Finally, these distributed process models will be combined in the central workflow net. The final net is of great importance for the process orientation in Structural Engineering, i.e., the identification, publication, analysis, optimization and finally the management of planning processes.}, subject = {Ingenieurbau}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{RueppelMeissnerLange, author = {R{\"u}ppel, Uwe and Meißner, Udo F. and Lange, Michael}, title = {KOOPERATIVE BRANDSCHUTZPLANUNG MIT SOFTWARE-AGENTEN}, editor = {G{\"u}rlebeck, Klaus and K{\"o}nke, Carsten}, organization = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.3007}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20170327-30071}, pages = {10}, abstract = {Die effektive Kooperation aller beteiligten Fachplaner im Bauplanungsprozess ist die Voraussetzung f{\"u}r wirtschaftliches und qualitativ hochwertiges Bauen. Bauprojektorganisationen bestehen in der Regel aus zahlreichen unabh{\"a}ngigen Planungspartnern, die {\"o}rtlich verteilt spezifische Planungsaufgaben bearbeiten und die Ergebnisse in Teilproduktmodellen ablegen. Da Planungsprozesse im Bauwesen stark arbeitsteilig ablaufen, sind die Teilproduktmodelle der einzelnen Fachplanungen in hohem Maße voneinander abh{\"a}ngig. Ziel des hier vorgestellten Ansatzes ist die Integration der Teilproduktmodelle der Geb{\"a}udeplanung in einem netzwerkbasierten Modellverbund am Beispiel der Brandschutzplanung. Im Beitrag werden die Probleme der Verteiltheit und insbesondere der semantischen Heterogenit{\"a}t der involvierten Teilproduktmodelle betrachtet. Der verteilte Zugriff wird mithilfe mobiler Software-Agenten realisiert. Die Agenten k{\"o}nnen sich dabei frei im netzwerkbasierten Planungsverbund bewegen und agieren als Vertreter der Fachplaner. Das Problem der semantischen Heterogenit{\"a}t der Teilproduktmodelle wird auf der Basis von Ontologien gel{\"o}st. Dazu werden erstens Dom{\"a}nenontologien entwickelt, die Objekte der realen Welt einer abgeschlossenen Dom{\"a}ne, hier des Brandschutzes, abbilden. Zweitens werden Applikationsontologien entwickelt, die die einzelnen propriet{\"a}ren Datenhaltungen (im Sinne von Teilproduktmodellen) der jeweiligen Fachplanungen repr{\"a}sentieren. Beide Ontologien werden mit einem regelbasierten Ansatz verkn{\"u}pft. Im vorgestellten Anwendungsfall Brandschutz dient die Dom{\"a}nenontologie als einheitliche Schnittstelle f{\"u}r den Zugriff auf die verteilten Modelle und abstrahiert dabei von deren Datenbankspezifika und propriet{\"a}ren Schemata. Mithilfe von mobilen Agenten und semantischen Technologien kann so eine Plattform zur Verf{\"u}gung gestellt werden, die erstens die dynamische Integration von Ressourcen in den Planungsverbund erlaubt und zweitens auf deren Basis unabh{\"a}ngig von der Verteiltheit und Heterogenit{\"a}t der eingebundenen Ressourcen ingenieurgerechte Verarbeitungsmethoden realisiert werden k{\"o}nnen.}, subject = {Architektur }, language = {de} }