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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2002
Basil Alsayyed, Windsor, CA;
Oleg Lukibanov, Rochester, MI (US);
Bing LI, Troy, MI (US);
Larry Bahm, Bloomfield, MI (US);
Susan Yester, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Bing Xu, Lake Orion, MI (US);
James Mitchell, Romeo, MI (US);
Basil Alsayyed, Windsor, CA;
Oleg Lukibanov, Rochester, MI (US);
Bing Li, Troy, MI (US);
Larry Bahm, Bloomfield, MI (US);
Susan Yester, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Bing Xu, Lake Orion, MI (US);
James Mitchell, Romeo, MI (US);
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and system for upfront analysis of at least one substance used in the design process of a vehicle. A vehicle ontology is created that is stored in a database. The vehicle ontology records all the substances used in the design of the vehicle along with all the attributes of the substances and the relations between the substances. All the standards for the substances and the attributes of the standards are recorded in a materials ontology. A knowledge base engine, e.g., the database, analyzes the materials ontology to determine whether a substance conforms to a standard, e.g., a recyclability requirement.