基于OWL元模型的本体建模研究

Research on Ontology Modeling Based on Metamodel of OWL

采用UML(UnifiedModelingLanguage)的Profile扩展技术作为消除OWL(WebOntologyLanguage)复杂符号体系与本体建模易操作性需求之间的矛盾的关键技术,制定了UML建模元素与OWLLite语法元素之间的映射关系,建立了OWLLite的UMLProfile元模型,并且通过一个具体的示例说明使用OWL的UMLProfile能够直观、清晰地进行OWL本体建模,促进OWL本体建立的易操作性.

This paper adopts UML (Unified Modeling Language) Profile as a key technique for relieving inconvenience between complexity of OWL (Web Ontology Language) nomenclature and facilitated operation of ontology modeling, defines mapping rules between UML and OWL Lite and establishes a UML Profile metamodel of OWL. Finally, a detailed example demonstrates that UML Profile for OWL can effectively promote the presentation and development of OWL-based ontology modeling.