Possibilities of using PSL ontology to represent non-linear process plans

Abstract

In this work, we discuss and analyze PSL (Process Specification Language) ontology, alongside the concept of process plans flexibility. We also study the possibilities and limitations of the expressive resources of PSL to represent flexible process plans, which in the literature on the subject are associated with non-linear representations, and the cooperative development of process plans. This work is framed within the area of machine processes and in the context of integrated, collaborative development of products, processes and manufacturing resources.