Ontology-Based Engineering of Autonomous Systems

This paper describes a work in progress on an ontology-based approach for autonomous system engineering. This is part of the ASys research programme which focuses on the development of a technology for autonomous systems product-line engineering. Such technology will comprehend from platform technology to designs of intelligent autonomous systems and support methodologies. Within this programme, a domain-ontology for autonomous systems (OASys) has been developed to describe the autonomous system´s domain. OASys will be used as core software asset for the analysis, design, implementation, and run-time operation of any autonomous system. Two testbeds are being developed to test OASys´s applicability: a mobile robot-based application, and the control system of a chemical reactor.