Towards a Core Ontology for Robotics and Automation

E. Prestes (1) , J. L. Carbonera (1) , S.R. Fiorini (1) , V. A. M. Jorge (1) , Mathieu Abel (1) , R. Madhavan , A. Locoro (2) , P. Goncalves , M. E. Barreto (3) , M. Habib (4) , A. Chibani (5) , S. Gérard (6) , Yacine Amirat (5) , C. Schlenoff (7)

1 UFRGS - Instituto de Informática da UFRGS
2 DIBRIS - Dipartimento di Informatica, Bioingegneria, Robotica e Ingegneria dei Sistemi [Genova]
3 UFBA - Universidade Federal da Bahia
4 American University in Cairo
5 SIRIUS
6 DILS (CEA, LIST) - Département Ingénierie Logiciels et Systèmes
7 NIST - Computer Security Division

In this paper, we present the current results of the newly formed IEEE-RAS Working Group, named Ontologies for Robotics and Automation. In particular, we introduce a core ontology that encompasses a set of terms commonly used in Robotics and Automation along with the methodology we have adopted. Our work uses ISO/FDIS 8373 standard developed by the ISO/TC184/SC2 Working Group as a reference. This standard defines, in natural language, some generic terms which are common in Robotics and Automation such as robot, robotic device, etc. Furthermore, we discuss the ontology development process employed along with the problems and decisions taken.

Domaines: Robotique [cs.RO]

E. Prestes, J. L. Carbonera, S.R. Fiorini, V. A. M. Jorge, Mathieu Abel, et al.. Towards a Core Ontology for Robotics and Automation. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2013, 61 (11), pp.1193-1204. ⟨10.1016/j.robot.2013.04.005⟩. ⟨hal-00917096⟩