Creating Technological Objects

This task consists in:
  • Creating the technological objects that the expert user will use when creating the behaviors
  • Assigning them attributes.

The user creates the following technological objects:

  • Vision and its sub-types: IndirectVision, and DirectVision
  • Driver
  • Passenger
  • External Mirror
  • Target Vision
  1. From the Start>Knowledgeware menu, access the Business Process Knowledge Template workbench. The workbench opens displaying a new Feature Dictionary.

Create the Vision Technological Object and its Sub-Types

  1. Click the Create technological Type icon ()  and enter Vision in the Create technological type dialog box. Click OK to validate.

  2. Click the Vision object and click the Add Attribute icon (). The Add Attribute dialog box is displayed.

    • Enter the attribute name: Standard.

    • Select the attribute type: String

    • Enter the attribute value: SAE and click OK to validate.
  3. Click the Vision object and click the Add Attribute icon (). The Add Attribute dialog box is displayed.

    • Enter the attribute name: Legislation.

    • Select the attribute type: String.

    • Enter the attribute value: EEC and click OK to validate.

  4. Click the Vision object and click the Add Attribute icon (). The Add Attribute dialog box is displayed.

    • Enter the attribute name: Passenger1.

    • Select the attribute type: Boolean.

    • Enter the attribute value: False and click OK to validate.

  5. Click the Vision object and click the Add Attribute icon (). The Add Attribute dialog box is displayed.

    • Enter the attribute name: Passenger2.

    • Select the attribute type: Boolean.

    • Enter the attribute value: False and click OK to validate.

  6. Click the Vision object and click the Add Attribute icon (). The Add Attribute dialog box is displayed.

    • Enter the attribute name: PassengerCount.

    • Select the attribute type: Integer.

    • Enter the attribute value: 0 and click OK to validate.

  7. Click the Vision object and click the Add Attribute icon (). The Add Attribute dialog box is displayed.

    • Enter the attribute name: RearPassenger1Y.

    • Select the attribute type: Length.

    • Enter the attribute value: 0 and click OK to validate.

  8. Click the Vision object and click the Create technological type  icon (). Enter IndirectVision in the Create technological type window. IndirectVision is displayed in the specification tree.

  9. Click the Vision object and click the Create technological type icon (). Enter DirectVision in the Create technological type window. DirectVision is displayed in the specification tree.

    At this stage of the scenario, the Feature Dictionary tree looks like the one below.

Create the Driver Technological Object

  1. Click the Create technological type icon ()   and enter Driver in the Create technological type window.

  2. Click the Driver type and click the Add Attribute icon (). In the Add Attribute dialog box, enter the following values.

    • Enter the attribute name: L40.

    • Select the attribute type: Angle

    • Enter the attribute value: 25 and click OK to validate.

  3. Click the Driver object and click the Add Attribute icon (). The Add Attribute dialog box is displayed.

    • Enter the attribute name: FootAngle.

    • Select the attribute type: Angle

    • Enter the attribute value: 42 and click OK to validate.

  4. Click the Driver object and click the Add Attribute icon (). The Add Attribute dialog box is displayed.

    • Enter the attribute name: AnkleAngle.

    • Select the attribute type: Angle

    • Enter the Quality: Output and click OK to validate.

  5. Click the Driver object and click the Add Attribute icon (). The Add Attribute dialog box is displayed.

    • Enter the attribute name: KneeAngle.

    • Select the attribute type: Angle

    • Enter the Quality: Output and click OK to validate.

  6. Click the Driver object and click the Add Attribute icon (). The Add Attribute dialog box is displayed.

    • Enter the attribute name: HipAngle.

    • Select the attribute type: Angle

    • Enter the Quality: Output and click OK to validate.

  7. Click Driver and click the Add Attribute icon (). The Add Attribute dialog box is displayed.

    • Enter the attribute name: XPosition.

    • Select the attribute type: Length

    • Enter the attribute value: 1300 and click OK to validate.

  8. Click Driver and click the Add Attribute icon (). The Add Attribute dialog box is displayed.

    • Enter the attribute name: YPosition.

    • Select the attribute type: Length

    • Enter the attribute value: 350 and click OK to validate.

  9. Click Driver and click the Add Attribute icon (). The Add Attribute dialog box is displayed.

    • Enter the attribute name: ZPosition.

    • Select the attribute type: Length

    • Enter the attribute value: 220 and click OK to validate.

Create the External Mirror Technological Object

  1. Click the Create technological type icon ()  and enter ExternalMirror in the Create technological type window.

  2. Click ExternalMirror and click the Add Attribute icon (). The Add Attribute dialog box is displayed.

    • Enter the attribute name: Radius.

    • Select the attribute type: Length

    • Enter the attribute value: 2000 and click OK to validate.

  3. Click ExternalMirror and click the Add Attribute icon. The Add Attribute dialog box is displayed.

    • Enter the attribute name: XPosition.

    • Select the attribute type: Length

    • Enter the attribute value: 40 and click OK to validate.

  4. Click ExternalMirror and click the Add Attribute icon (). The Add Attribute dialog box is displayed.

    • Enter the attribute name: ZPosition.

    • Select the attribute type: Length

    • Enter the attribute value: 10 and click OK to validate.

  5. Click ExternalMirror and click the Add Attribute icon (). The Add Attribute dialog box is displayed.

    • Enter the attribute name: Length.

    • Select the attribute type: Length

    • Enter the attribute value: 120 and click OK to validate.

  6. Click ExternalMirror and click the Add Attribute icon (). The Add Attribute dialog box is displayed.

    • Enter the attribute name: Width.

    • Select the attribute type: Length

    • Enter the attribute value: 20 and click OK to validate.

  7. Click ExternalMirror and click the Add Attribute icon (). The Add Attribute dialog box is displayed.

    • Enter the attribute name: VerticalAngle.

    • Select the attribute type: Angle

    • Enter the attribute value: 25 and click OK to validate.

  8. Click ExternalMirror and click the Add Attribute icon (). The Add Attribute dialog box is displayed.

    • Enter the attribute name: HorizontalAngle.

    • Select the attribute type: Angle

    • Enter the attribute value: -6 and click OK to validate.

Create the Indirect Target Vision Technological Object

  1. Click the Create technological type icon ()  and enter Target in the Create technological type window.

  2. Click Target and click the Create technological type  icon () and enter IndirectVisionTarget in the Create technological type window.

  3. Save your file in a temporary directory.

You have created your technological objects and their attributes.

Proceed to the next task: Creating the Behaviors associated with the indirect Vision technological Type.