1. Purpose and Scope of the Ontology of a Railway Track The main purpose of developing this ontology is to be able to understand to the specific
details of the system for the sake of constructing a railway track. To develop an ontology it is crucial to dive deeper into details of the system and recognize
what are the components that is crucial in terms of engineering it. The following taxonomy of
the system is yielded out of the research: 1. Physical components 2. Material 3. Function The physical components is one of the most important aspect to be focused on. Every
construction system has a physical components which are assembled together to fulfill the
role that it is assigned for. Each components play a very important role in executing or
supporting a task. Not only positive different results can be achieved by altering the
components inside the system, but also the possibility of the system breaking down and not
able to fulfill its role. The railway track is further divided into 2 groups which are: Superstructure and
Substructure. Superstructure are mostly any components of the system that is above the
ground with the role of executing or supporting the task that is needed. Whereas
substructures are mostly components of a system that is located below the ground which
most of the time has the role of supporting the system. In this case the soil acts as a
substructure to support the track. Without the support of the soil, the track will not be able to
function properly to let the train travels through the track. Material is also an aspect that has to be considered in this assignment. The goal of listing
the materials is to make sure that we understand what type of materials are needed and
essential for our system. By taking these materials into consideration, we are able to analyse
and make a better decision given the essential information that we have about our system. And lastly the function also has to be considered. By listing the user of our system, we can
better decide on what we have to consider in our system. By having that as an information
we can take everything into consideration and decide which changes will improve the
performance of our system the most. Firstly we will be explaining about the components of the system with a short description of
each components.
details of the system for the sake of constructing a railway track. To develop an ontology it is crucial to dive deeper into details of the system and recognize
what are the components that is crucial in terms of engineering it. The following taxonomy of
the system is yielded out of the research: 1. Physical components 2. Material 3. Function The physical components is one of the most important aspect to be focused on. Every
construction system has a physical components which are assembled together to fulfill the
role that it is assigned for. Each components play a very important role in executing or
supporting a task. Not only positive different results can be achieved by altering the
components inside the system, but also the possibility of the system breaking down and not
able to fulfill its role. The railway track is further divided into 2 groups which are: Superstructure and
Substructure. Superstructure are mostly any components of the system that is above the
ground with the role of executing or supporting the task that is needed. Whereas
substructures are mostly components of a system that is located below the ground which
most of the time has the role of supporting the system. In this case the soil acts as a
substructure to support the track. Without the support of the soil, the track will not be able to
function properly to let the train travels through the track. Material is also an aspect that has to be considered in this assignment. The goal of listing
the materials is to make sure that we understand what type of materials are needed and
essential for our system. By taking these materials into consideration, we are able to analyse
and make a better decision given the essential information that we have about our system. And lastly the function also has to be considered. By listing the user of our system, we can
better decide on what we have to consider in our system. By having that as an information
we can take everything into consideration and decide which changes will improve the
performance of our system the most. Firstly we will be explaining about the components of the system with a short description of
each components.