Michael Erdmann

Service-Finder: Web Scale Semantic Discovery (2009)

Kalina Bontcheva, Emanuele Della Valle, Michael Erdmann, Holger Lausen, Nathalie Steinmetz, Andrea Turati

Abstract. The Web is moving from a collection of static documents to a set of Web Services. Search engines provide fast and easy access to existing Web pages, however up till now there is no...

The NeOn Ontology Engineering Toolkit (2009)

Peter Haase, Holger Lewen, Rudi Studer, Michael Erdmann, Ontoprise Gmbh

Ontologies are considered a key technology enabling semantic interoperability and integration of data and processes. We are now entering a phase of knowledge system development, in which ontologies...

Ontobroker: Transforming the WWW into a Knowledge Base (2009)

Dieter Fensel, Michael Erdmann, Stefan Decker, Rudi Studer

Abstract. The World Wide Web (WWW) could be viewed as the largest knowledge base that has ever existed. However, its support in automated inference is very limited. We propose formalized ontologies...

Abstract Interactive Manipulation of Rigid Body Simulations (2009)

Jovan Popović, Steven M. Seitz, Michael Erdmann, Zoran Popović, Andrew Witkin

Physical simulation of dynamic objects has become commonplace in computer graphics because it produces highly realistic animations. In this paradigm the animator provides few physical parameters such...

Downloaded from (2008)

Mark Moll, Michael Erdmann, Mark Moll, Michael A. Erdmann

For assembly tasks parts often have to be oriented before they can be put in an assembly. The results presented in this paper are a component of the automated design of parts orienting devices. The...

ECDL 2000 Workshop on the Semantic Web An Extensible Approach for Modeling (2008)

Ontologies In Rdf(s, Steffen Staab, Michael Erdmann, Er Maedche, Stefan Decker

Abstract. RDF(S) 1 constitutes a newly emerging standard for metadata that is about to turn the World Wide Web into a machine-understandable knowledge base. It is an XML application that allows for...

DIETER FENSEL (2008)

Ian Horrocks, Frank Van Harmelen, Stefan Decker, Michael Erdmann, Michel Klein

A brief Introduction to OIL Abstract. Currently computers are changing from single isolated devices into entry points into a worldwide network of information exchange and business transactions....

KNOWLEDGE NETWORKING THE SEMANTIC WEB: The Roles of XML and RDF (2008)

Stefan Decker, Sergey Melnik, Frank Van Harmelen, Dieter Fensel, Michel Klein, Michael Erdmann, ...

XML and RDF are the current standards for establishing semantic interoperability on the Web, but XML addresses only document structure. RDF better facilitates interoperation because it provides a...

!Remark to reviewers: The manuscript is currently also under review of a native speaker to clean the language! Lessons Learned from Applying AI to the Web (2008)

Dieter Fensel, Jürgen Angele, Stefan Decker, Michael Erdmann, Rudi Studer, Andreas Witt

Abstract. Ontobroker applies Artificial Intelligence techniques to improve access to heterogeneous, distributed and semistructured information sources as they are presented in the World Wide Web or...

How to Use Ontobroker- Demonstration- (2008)

Stefan Decker, Michael Erdmann, Dieter Fensel, Rudi Studer

Abstract. The World Wide Web (WWW) is currently one of the most important electronic information sources. However, its information retrieval mechanisms and the provided reasoning services are rather...

Abstract (2007)

Michael Erdmann, Rudi Studer

Currently dozens of XML-based applications exist or are under development. Many of them offer DTDs that define the structure of actual XML documents. Access to these documents relies on special...

ECDL 2000 Workshop on the Semantic Web An Extensible Approach for Modeling (2007)

Ontologies In Rdf(s, Steffen Staab, Michael Erdmann, Er Maedche, Stefan Decker

Abstract. RDF(S) 1 constitutes a newly emerging standard for metadata that is about to turn the World Wide Web into a machine-understandable knowledge base. It is an XML application that allows for...

Abstract (2007)

Michael Erdmann, Rudi Studer

Currently dozens of XML-based applications exist or are under development. Many of them offer DTDs that define the structure of actual XML documents. Access to these documents relies on special...

The Data Warehouse as a Means to Support Knowledge Management (2007)

Michael Erdmann

: This paper tries to provide a new view on the currently vastly discussed and successfully employed concept of a Data Warehouse. This view presents it in the light of Knowledge Management, i.e. a...

How to Use Ontobroker (2007)

Demonstration Stefan Decker, Stefan Decker, Michael Erdmann, Dieter Fensel, Rudi Studer

. The World Wide Web (WWW) is currently one of the most important electronic information sources. However, its information retrieval mechanisms and the provided reasoning services are rather limited....

Word Count: 5699 (including bibliography and appendix) (2007)

Steffen Staab, Michael Erdmann, Er Maedche, Stefan Decker

constitutes a newly emerging standard for metadata that is about to turn the World Wide Web into a machine-understandable knowledge base. It is an XML application that allows for the denotation of...

TOW & Ta~k-bd Planning: Action-Eased Sensor Design (2007)

Michael Erdmann

not be interpreted as representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the sponsoring organizations.

Abstract Interactive Manipulation of Rigid Body Simulations (2007)

Jovan Popović, Steven M. Seitz, Michael Erdmann, Zoran Popović, Andrew Witkin

Physical simulation of dynamic objects has become commonplace in computer graphics because it produces highly realistic animations. In this paradigm the animator provides few physical parameters such...

KNOWLEDGE NETWORKING THE SEMANTIC WEB: The Roles of XML and RDF (2007)

Stefan Decker, Sergey Melnik, Frank Van Harmelen, Dieter Fensel, Michel Klein, Michael Erdmann, ...

XML and RDF are the current standards for establishing semantic interoperability on the Web, but XML addresses only document structure. RDF better facilitates interoperation because it provides a...

Fast and Accurate Shape-Based Registration (2007)

Michael Erdmann, Eric Grimson Mit, David A. Simon, David A. Simon

geometric constraint analysis, geometric constraint synthesis Dedicated to Lou and Sybil for starting me on this journey, and to Nanny Frieda for reminding me to enjoy the ride. In many areas of...

Datum: 5.2.99 1 On2broker in a Nutshell (2007)

Dieter Fensel, Andreas Witt, Jrgen Angele, Stefan Decker, Michael Erdmann, Hans-peter Schnurr, ...

Abstract. On2broker provides brokering services to improve access to heterogeneous, distributed and semistructured information sources as they are presented in the World Wide Web. It relies on the...

ECDL 2000 Workshop on the Semantic Web An Extensible Approach for Modeling (2007)

Ontologies In Rdf(s, Steffen Staab, Michael Erdmann, Er Maedche, Stefan Decker

constitutes a newly emerging standard for metadata that is about to turn the World Wide Web into a machine-understandable knowledge base. It is an XML application that allows for the denotation of...

Jovan Popovi C (2003)

Jovan Popović, Steven M. Seitz, Michael Erdmann

this paper, we propose a sketching interface for specifying rigid-body motions, and develop a robust method for estimating simulation parameters from the sketch. In the sketching paradigm, an...

Ontoedit: Collaborative ontology development for the semantic web (2002)

York Sure, Michael Erdmann, Juergen Angele, Steffen Staab, Rudi Studer, Dirk Wenke

Abstract. Ontologies now play an important role for enabling the semantic web. They provide a source of precisely defined terms e.g. for knowledge-intensive applications. The terms are used for...

Ontoedit: Collaborative ontology development for the semantic web (2002)

York Sure, Michael Erdmann, Juergen Angele, Steffen Staab, Rudi Studer, Dirk Wenke

Abstract. Ontologies now play an important role for enabling the semantic web. They provide a source of precisely defined terms e.g. for knowledge-intensive applications. The terms are used for...

Ontoedit: Collaborative ontology development for the semantic web (2002)

York Sure, Michael Erdmann, Juergen Angele, Steffen Staab, Rudi Studer, Dirk Wenke

Abstract. Ontologies now play an important role for enabling the semantic web. They provide a source of precisely defined terms e.g. for knowledge-intensive applications. The terms are used for...

OntoEdit:Coldit:2HH veOntol62 Develwzz2 for the Semantic Web York Sure (2002)

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Engineering ontologies using semantic patterns (2001)

Steffen Staab, Michael Erdmann, Er Maedche

In this paper, we present a methodology for engineering semantic knowledge such that these semantic structures are easier reusable when switching between several representation languages. For this...

Semantic patterns (2000)

Steffen Staab, Michael Erdmann, Er Maedche

...Instead of asking machines to understand people’s language, it involves asking people to make the extra effort.... T. Berners-Lee, 2000, about the concept of machine-understandable documents The...

How to Structure and Access XML Documents With Ontologies (2000)

Michael Erdmann, Rudi Studer

Currently dozens of XML-based applications exist or are under development. Many of them offer DTDs that define the structure of actual XML documents. Access to these documents relies on special...

The Semantic Web - on the respective Roles of XML and RDF (2000)

Stefan Decker, Frank Van Harmelen, Jeen Broekstra, Michael Erdmann, Dieter Fensel, Ian Horrocks, ...

The next generation of the Web is often characterized as the "Semantic Web": information will no longer only be intended for human readers, but also for processing by machines, enabling...

The Semantic Web: The Roles of XML and RDF (2000)

Stefan Decker, Sergey Melnik, Frank Van Harmelen, Dieter Fensel, Michel Klein, Jeen Broekstra, ...

this article, we explain the role of ontologies in the architecture of the Semantic Web. We then briefly summarize key elements of XML and RDF, showing why using XML as a tool for semantic...

An Extensible Approach for Modeling Ontologies in RDF(S) (2000)

Steffen Staab, Michael Erdmann, Alexander Mädche, Er Maedche, Stefan Decker

. RDF(S) 1 constitutes a newly emerging standard for metadata that is about to turn the World Wide Web into a machine-understandable knowledge base. It is an XML application that allows for the...

An extensible approach for Modeling Ontologies in RDF(S) (2000)

Steffen Staab Michael, Michael Erdmann, Er Maedche

. RDF(S) 1 constitutes a newly emerging standard for metadata that is about to turn the World Wide Web into a machine-understandable knowledge base. It is an XML application that allows for the...

AI for the Web - Ontology-based Community Web Portals (2000)

Steffen Staab, Jürgen Angele, Stefan Decker, Michael Erdmann, Andreas Hotho, Alexander Maedche, ...

Community web portals serve as portals for the information needs of particular communities on the web. We here discuss how a comprehensive, ontology-based approach for building and maintaining a...

Interactive Manipulation of Rigid Body Simulations (2000)

Jovan Popovic, Steven M. Seitz, Michael Erdmann, Zoran Popovic, Andrew Witkin

Physical simulation of dynamic objects has become commonplace in computer graphics because it produces highly realistic animations. In this paradigm the animator provides few physical parameters such...

Ontobroker in a Nutshell (2000)

Stefan Decker, Michael Erdmann, Dieter Fensel, Rudi Studer

The World Wide Web (WWW) provides huge amounts of information in informal and semi-structured representations. This is one of the key factors that enabled its incredible success story. The...

OIL in a nutshell (2000)

Dieter Fensel, Andreas Witt, Jürgen Angele, Stefan Decker, Michael Erdmann, Hans-peter Schnurr, ...

Abstract. On2broker provides brokering services to improve access to heterogeneous, distributed and semistructured information sources as they are presented in the World Wide Web. It relies on the...

Ontologies in RDF(S (2000)

Steffen Staab, Michael Erdmann, Er Maedche, Stefan Decker

Abstract. RDF(S) 1 constitutes a newly emerging standard for metadata that is about to turn the World Wide Web into a machine-understandable knowledge base. It is an XML application that allows for...

Gas generation from overmature Upper Jurassic source rocks, Northern Viking Graben /--Michael Erdmann (1999)

Erdmann, Michael.

On cover: Institut fur Chemie und Dynamik der Geosphare 4: Erdol und Organische Geochemie.

On2broker: Semantic-based access to information sources at the www (1999)

Dieter Fensel, Jrgen Angele, Stefan Decker, Michael Erdmann, Hans-peter Schnurr, Steffen Staab, ...

Abstract. On2broker provides brokering services to improve access to heterogeneous, distributed and semistructured information sources as they are presented in the World Wide Web. It relies on the...

Pose and Motion from Contact (1999)

Yan-bin Jia, Michael Erdmann

In the absence of vision, grasping an object often relies on tactile feedback from the fingertips. As the finger pushes the object, the fingertip can feel the contact point move. If the object is...

On2broker: Semantic-based access to information sources at the WWW (1999)

Dieter Fensel Jrgen, Dieter Fensel, Jrgen Angele, Stefan Decker, Michael Erdmann, Hans-peter Schnurr, ...

. On2broker provides brokering services to improve access to heterogeneous, distributed and semistructured information sources as they are presented in the World Wide Web. It relies on the use of...

On2broker in a Nutshell (1999)

Dieter Fensel Andreas, Andreas Witt, Jrgen Angele, Stefan Decker, Michael Erdmann, Hans-peter Schnurr, ...

. On2broker provides brokering services to improve access to heterogeneous, distributed and semistructured information sources as they are presented in the World Wide Web. It relies on the use of...

On2broker: Semantic-Based Access to Information Sources at the WWW (1999)

Dieter Fensel, Jürgen Angele, Stefan Decker, Michael Erdmann, Hans-peter Schnurr, Steffen Staab, ...

On2broker provides brokering services to improve access to heterogeneous, distributed and semistructured information sources as they are presented in the World Wide Web. It relies on the use of...

On2broker in a Nutshell (1999)

Dieter Fensel, Andreas Witt, Jürgen Angele, Stefan Decker, Michael Erdmann, Hans-peter Schnurr, ...

. On2broker provides brokering services to improve access to heterogeneous, distributed and semistructured information sources as they are presented in the World Wide Web. It relies on the use of...

On2broker: Semantic-Based Access to Information Sources at the WWW (1999)

Dieter Fensel, Jürgen Angele, Stefan Decker, Michael Erdmann, Hans-peter Schnurr, Steffen Staab, ...

. On2broker provides brokering services to improve access to heterogeneous, distributed and semistructured information sources as they are presented in the World Wide Web. It relies on the use of...

On2broker: Semantic-based access to information sources at the www (1999)

Dieter Fensel, Jürgen Angele, Stefan Decker, Michael Erdmann, Hans-peter Schnurr, Steffen Staab, ...

Abstract. On2broker provides brokering services to improve access to heterogeneous, distributed and semistructured information sources as they are presented in the World Wide

Ontobroker: Ontology based access to distributed and semi-structured information (1999)

Stefan Decker, Michael Erdmann, Dieter Fensel, Rudi Studer

Abstract. The World Wide Web (WWW) can be viewed as the largest multimedia database that has ever existed. However, its support for query answering and automated inference is very limited. Metadata...

Ontobroker: How to make the www intelligent (1998)

Dieter Fensel, Stefan Decker, Michael Erdmann, Rudi Studer

Abstract. The World Wide Web can be viewed as the largest knowledge base that has ever existed. However, its support in query answering and automated inference is very limited. We propose formalized...

Observing Pose and Motion through Contact (1998)

Yan-bin Jia, Michael Erdmann

This paper investigates how to "observe" a planar object being pushed by a finger. The pushing is governed by a nonlinear system that relates through contact the object pose and motion to...

Ontobroker: Ontology based Access to Distributed and Semi-Structured Information (1998)

Stefan Decker, Michael Erdmann, Dieter Fensel, Rudi Studer

. The World Wide Web (WWW) can be viewed as the largest multimedia database that has ever existed. However, its support for query answering and automated inference is very limited. Metadata and...

Ontobroker: Or How to Enable Intelligent Access to the WWW (1998)

Dieter Fensel Stefan, Stefan Decker, Michael Erdmann, Rudi Studer

. The World Wide Web (WWW) is currently one of the most important electronic information sources. However, its query interfaces and the provided reasoning services are rather limited. Ontobroker...

Local Observability of Rolling (1998)

Yan-bin Jia, Michael Erdmann

This paper investigates local observability of the pose and motion of a curved threedimensional object rolling on a rough horizontal plane. The plane models a controllable robotic palm imbued with...

Use-cases and Scenarios for Developing Knowledge-Based Systems (1998)

Michael Erdmann, Rudi Studer

: The development of knowledge-based systems requires the availability of domain and problem-solving knowledge. This knowledge must be acquired from domain experts. For this purpose the paper...

Ontobroker: The Very High Idea (1998)

Dieter Fensel, Stefan Decker, Michael Erdmann, Rudi Studer

The World Wide Web (WWW) is currently one of the most important electronic information sources. However, its query interfaces and the provided reasoning services are rather limited. Ontobroker...

How to Use Ontobroker (1998)

Stefan Decker Michael, Michael Erdmann, Dieter Fensel, Rudi Studer

. The World Wide Web (WWW) is currently one of the most important electronic information sources. However, its information retrieval mechanisms and the provided reasoning services are rather limited....

Ontobroker in a Nutshell (1998)

Stefan Decker, Michael Erdmann, Dieter Fensel, Rudi Studer

r selecting classes and attributes from the ontology. To allow the selection of classes, the ontology has to be presented in an appropriate Fig. 1. The tabular query interface of Ontobroker. manner....

Ontobroker: Or How to Enable Intelligent Access to the WWW (1998)

Dieter Fensel, Stefan Decker, Michael Erdmann, Rudi Studer

. The World Wide Web (WWW) is currently one of the most important electronic information sources. However, its query interfaces and the provided reasoning services are rather limited. Ontobroker...

Pose and Motion from Contact (1998)

Yan-bin Jia, Michael Erdmann

In the absence of vision, grasping an object often relies on tactile feedback from the fingertips. As the finger pushes the object, the fingertip can feel the contact point move. If the object is...

Ontobroker: The Very High Idea (1998)

Dieter Fensel Stefan, Stefan Decker, Michael Erdmann, Rudi Studer

The World Wide Web (WWW) is currently one of the most important electronic information sources. However, its query interfaces and the provided reasoning services are rather limited. Ontobroker...

Ontobroker: How to Enable Intelligent Access to the WWW (1998)

Dieter Fensel, Stefan Decker, Michael Erdmann, Rudi Studer

. The World Wide Web (WWW) is currently one of the most important electronic information sources. However, its query interfaces and the provided reasoning services are rather limited. Ontobroker...

Shape Recovery from Passive Locally Dense Tactile Data (1998)

Michael Erdmann

This paper considers the problem of inferring local contact geometry from passive tactile information. The term "passive" means that the information results from motions of the object that...

Shape Recovery from Passive Locally Dense Tactile Data (1998)

Michael Erdmann

This paper considers the problem of inferring local contact geometry from passive tactile information. The term "passive" means that the information results from motions of the object that...

To appear in the book Robotics: The Algorithmic Perspective Local Observability of Rolling (1998)

Yan-bin Jia, Michael Erdmann

This paper investigates local observability of the pose and motion of a curved threedimensional object rolling on a rough horizontal plane. The plane models a controllable robotic palm imbued with...

Accepted by the International Journal of Robotics Research. Pose and Motion from Contact (1998)

Yan-bin Jia, Michael Erdmann

In the absence of vision, grasping an object often relies on tactile feedback from the ngertips. As the nger pushes the object, the ngertip can feel the contact point move. If the object is known in...

Ontology Groups: Semantically Enriched Subnets of the WWW (1997)

Dieter Fensel, Michael Erdmann, Rudi Studer

Abstract. The World Wide Web (WWW) can be viewed as the largest knowledgebase that has ever existed. However, its support in automated inference is very limited. We present ontologies as means to...

An Enterprise Reference Scheme for Integrating Model Based Knowledge Engineering and Enterprise Modelling (1997)

Stefan Decker, Manfred Daniel, Michael Erdmann, Rudi Studer

In recent years the demand on business process modelling (BPM) became apparent in many different communities. To provide a unifying framework for different needs on enterprise modelling we define an...

An Enterprise Reference Scheme for Integrating Model Based Knowledge Engineering and Enterprise Modelling (1997)

Stefan Decker, Manfred Daniel, Michael Erdmann, Rudi Studer

this paper is partially supported by the BMBF (German Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Technology) under grant number 01HS014. 2 processes, that are executed in a software system)....

Pose from Pushing (1996)

Yan-bin Jia, Michael Erdmann

In the absence of vision, grasping an object often relies on tactile feedback from the fingertips. Before force closure is formed, where on the object a fingertip touches can usually be felt from the...

Pose from Pushing (1996)

Yan-bin Jia, Michael Erdmann

In the absence of vision, grasping an object often relies on tactile feedback from the fingertips. Before force closure is formed, where on the object a fingertip touches can usually be felt from the...

A Unifying View on Business Process Modelling and Knowledge Engineering (1996)

Stefan Decker, Michael Erdmann, Rudi Studer

Recently the demand on business process modelling (BPM) became apparent in many different communities. To provide a unifying framework we propose an approach to integrate (well known) knowledge...

Fast and Accurate Shape-Based Registration (1996)

Michael Erdmann, Eric Grimson Mit, David A. Simon, David A. Simon

geometric constraint analysis, geometric constraint synthesis Dedicated to Lou and Sybil for starting me on this journey, and to Nanny Frieda for reminding me to enjoy the ride. In many areas of...

Geometric sensing of known planar shapes (1996)

Yan-bin Jia, Michael Erdmann

Industrial assembly involves sensing the pose (orientation and position) of a part. E cient and reliable sensing strategies can be developed for an assembly task if the shape of the part is known in...

An Exploration of Nonprehensile Two-Palm Manipulation (1995)

Michael Erdmann

This paper describes our current research into nonprehensile palm manipulation. The term "palm" refers to the use of the entire device surface during manipulation, as opposed to use of the...

An Exploration of Nonprehensile Two-Palm Manipulation: Planning and Execution (1995)

Michael Erdmann

This paper describes our current research into nonprehensile palm manipulation. The term "palm" refers to the use of the entire device surface during manipulation, as opposed to use of the...

Geometric Sensing of Known Planar Shapes (1995)

Yan-bin Jia, Michael Erdmann

Industrial assembly involves sensing the pose (orientation and position) of a part. Efficient and reliable sensing strategies can be developed for an assembly task if the shape of the part is known...

Sensing Polygon Poses by Inscription (1994)

Yan-bin Jia, Michael Erdmann

Industrial assembly involves sensing the pose (orientation and position) of a part. Efficient and reliable sensing strategies can be developed for an assembly task if the shape of the part is known...

Sensing Polygon Poses by Inscription (1994)

Yan-bin Jia, Michael Erdmann

Industrial assembly involves sensing the pose (orientation and position) of a part. Efficient and reliable sensing strategies can be developed for an assembly task if the shape of the part is known...

Geometric Sensing of Known Planar Shapes (1994)

Yan-bin Jia, Michael Erdmann

Industrial assembly involves sensing the pose (orientation and position) of a part. Efficient and reliable sensing strategies can be developed for an assembly task if the shape of the part is known...

Multiple-Point Contact with Friction: Computing Forces and Motions in Configuration Space (1993)

Michael Erdmann

This article develops a representation of friction in this generalized force space that is analogous to the classical friction cone in real space

On multiple moving objects (1987)

Michael Erdmann, Tomas Lozano-prez

Abstract: This paper explores the motion planning problem for multiple mov-ing objects. The approach taken consists of assigning priorities to the objects, then planning motions one object at a time....

On multiple moving objects (1987)

Michael Erdmann, Toms Lozano-prez

Abstract: This paper explores the motion planning problem for multiple moving objects. The approach taken consists of assigning priorities to the objects, then planning motions one object at a time....

On Multiple Moving Objects (1986)

Erdmann, Michael, Lozano-Perez, Tomas

This paper explores the motion planning problem for multiple moving objects. The approach taken consists of assigning priorities to the objects, then planning motions one object at a time. For each...

On Multiple Moving Objects (1986)

Erdmann, Michael, Lozano-Perez, Tomas

This paper explores the motion planning problem for multiple moving objects. The approach taken consists of assigning priorities to the objects, then planning motions one object at a time. For each...

Ontology Groups: Semantically Enriched Subnets of the WWW

Dieter Fensel, Michael Erdmann, Rudi Studer

. The World Wide Web (WWW) can be viewed as the largest knowledgebase that has ever existed. However, its support in automated inference is very limited. We present ontologies as means to enrich web...

On2broker: Lessons Learned from Applying AI to the Web

Dieter Fensel, Jürgen Angele, Stefan Decker, Michael Erdmann, Hans-Peter Schnurr, Rudi Studer, ...

. Ontobroker applies Artificial Intelligence techniques to improve access to heterogeneous, distributed and semistructured information sources as they are presented in the World Wide Web or...

Ontobroker: Transforming the WWW into a Knowledge Base

Dieter Fensel Michael, Michael Erdmann, Stefan Decker, Rudi Studer

. The World Wide Web (WWW) could be viewed as the largest knowledge base that has ever existed. However, its support in automated inference is very limited. We propose formalized ontologies as means...

Interactive Manipulation of Rigid Body Simulations

Jovan Popovic Steven, Steven M. Seitz, Michael Erdmann, Zoran Popović, Andrew Witkin

Physical simulation of dynamic objects has become commonplace in computer graphics because it produces highly realistic animations. In this paradigm the animator provides few physical parameters such...

Geometric Sensing of Known Planar Shapes

Yan-bin Jia, Michael Erdmann

Industrial assembly involves sensing the pose (orientation and position) of a part. Efficient and reliable sensing strategies can be developed for an assembly task if the shape of the part is known...

Ontobroker: Transforming the WWW into a Knowledge Base

Dieter Fensel, Michael Erdmann, Stefan Decker, Rudi Studer

. The World Wide Web (WWW) could be viewed as the largest knowledge base that has ever existed. However, its support in automated inference is very limited. We propose formalized ontologies as means...

Ontobroker: Transforming the WWW into a Knowledge Base

Dieter Fensel, Stefan Decker, Michael Erdmann, Rudi Studer

. The World Wide Web (WWW) can be viewed as the largest knowledge base that has ever existed. However, its support in automated inference is very limited. We propose formalized ontologies as means to...

Interactive Manipulation of Rigid Body Simulations

Jovan Popovi Steven, Steven M. Seitz, Michael Erdmann, Zoran Popović, Andrew Witkin

Physical simulation of dynamic objects has become commonplace in computer graphics because it produces highly realistic animations. In this paradigm the animator provides few physical parameters such...

The Technical Core of Ontobroker

Stefan Decker, Dieter Fensel, Michael Erdmann, Rudi Studer

. The World Wide Web can be viewed as the largest knowledge base that has ever existed. However, its support in query answering and automated inference is very limited. Therefore we developed...