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Computers in Industry 59 (2008) 612–625

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Recursive object model (ROM)—Modelling of linguistic information in engineering design

Yong Zeng *

Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, EV07.633, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1M8

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Article history: Received 27 September 2007 Accepted 12 March 2008 Available online 2 May 2008 Keywords: Design Linguistic information Natural language Graphic model Recursive object model

Throughout the engineering design process, the design problem and design solutions may be represented by natural language, sketches, technical drawings, and process diagrams. Due to its ambiguity and flexibility, natural language processing has not been well integrated into the tools and methods assisting the design process. This paper proposes a new graphic language, called recursive object model (ROM), to represent natural language used in engineering, which are mainly composed by statements. The ROM uses only five basic symbols to represent object,...