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analogue temperature indicator
IRI:
http://www.inf.ufrgs.br/ontologies/copi#Analoguetemperatureindicator
Generated on 2026-04-13
Natural Language Definition
EN
An analogue temperature indicator is an instrument that bears a temperature indication function and has an analogue dial for visual temperature display.
PT-BR
Um indicador analógico de temperatura é um instrumento que possui uma função de indicação de temperatura e tem um mostrador analógico para exibição visual da temperatura.
Formal Axioms
Semi-formal (Aristotelian)
Every analogue temperature indicator is an instrument that bears a temperature indication function and has component parts including a temperature sensor, analogue dial, and indicator pointer.
First-Order Logic Theory
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∀x (AnalogueTemperatureIndicator(x) ↔ Instrument(x) ∧ ∃f(TemperatureIndicationFunction(f) ∧ bearerOf(x,f)) ∧ ∃d(AnalogueDial(d) ∧ hasComponentPartAtAllTimes(x,d)))
OWL 2 / Turtle
@prefix copi: <https://www.inf.ufrgs.br/ontologies/copi/> .
@prefix : <https://www.inf.ufrgs.br/ontologies/copi/> .
@prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> .
@prefix rdf: <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#> .
@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .
@prefix bfo: <http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/> .
@prefix iof-core: <https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/> .
@prefix iof-av: <https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/annotation/> .
@prefix skos: <http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#> .
@prefix qudt: <http://qudt.org/schema/qudt/> .
@prefix dcterms: <http://purl.org/dc/terms/> .
@prefix foaf: <http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/> .
@prefix apv: <http://inf.ufrgs.br/ontologies/apv#> .
### COPI — Core Ontology for Petroleum Installations
### Class module: AnalogueTemperatureIndicator
<https://www.inf.ufrgs.br/ontologies/copi>
rdf:type owl:Ontology ;
dcterms:title "Core Ontology for Petroleum Installations (COPI)"@en ;
dcterms:title "Ontologia Core para Instalações de Petróleo (COPI)"@pt-br ;
dcterms:description "BFO/IOF-Core conformant ontology of equipment classes for petroleum production plants, developed using the five-step RDL enrichment method."@en ;
skos:scopeNote "Material artifacts (bfo:material_entity) that (i) are part of a petroleum production plant, and (ii) bear at least one function whose realization involves the transport (e.g. production and injection), processing (separation and other processes), control, monitoring, measurement, containment or offloading of material or energy."@en ;
skos:scopeNote "Artefatos materiais (bfo:material_entity) que (i) fazem parte de uma planta de produção de petróleo, e (ii) possuem ao menos uma função cuja realização envolve o transporte (p. ex. produção e injeção), processamento (separação e outros processos), controle, monitoramento, medição, contenção ou escoamento de material ou energia."@pt-br ;
skos:scopeNote "COPI provides high-level equipment categories defined by function to demonstrate the defined-class mechanism. Equipment subtypes are annotated with references to CFIHOS and PCA RDL terms. COPI is not a reference data library; organizations should use CFIHOS, PCA RDL, or ISO 14224 for comprehensive equipment classification."@en ;
skos:scopeNote "COPI fornece categorias de alto nível de equipamentos definidas por função para demonstrar o mecanismo de classe definida. Os subtipos de equipamentos são anotados com referências aos termos do CFIHOS e do PCA RDL. COPI não é uma biblioteca de dados de referência; organizações devem utilizar o CFIHOS, o PCA RDL ou a ISO 14224 para classificação abrangente de equipamentos."@pt-br ;
owl:versionInfo "1.1.0" ;
owl:imports <https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/core/Core/> ;
owl:imports <http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/bfo/2020/bfo.owl> ;
dcterms:creator "Nicolau Oyhenard dos Santos"@en ;
dcterms:contributor "Cauã Antunes" ;
dcterms:contributor "Haroldo Rojas" ;
dcterms:contributor "Rafael Petry" ;
dcterms:contributor "Régis Romeu" ;
dcterms:contributor "Mara Abel" ;
dcterms:isPartOf <https://inf.ufrgs.br/projetos/OntoKG> ;
dcterms:publisher "Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)"@en ;
dcterms:license <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/> ;
dcterms:created "2026-04-08"^^xsd:date ;
dcterms:modified "2026-10-08"^^xsd:date ;
apv:GlobalMinLanguageCoverage "en pt-br" ;
apv:ClassURIFormationRule "https://www[.]inf[.]ufrgs[.]br/ontologies/copi/(COPI_[0-9]{7}|[A-Z][A-Za-z0-9]*)" ;
apv:ClassMinAnnotationCoverage "rdfs:label https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/annotation/naturalLanguageDefinition" .
iof-av:naturalLanguageDefinition rdf:type owl:AnnotationProperty ;
apv:MinAnnotationLength 20 .
### Identity-giving function
:COPI_0000173 rdf:type owl:Class ; # TemperatureIndicationFunction
rdfs:subClassOf :COPI_0000028 ; # IndicationFunction
rdfs:subClassOf [
rdf:type owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty bfo:BFO_0000054 ; # realizedIn
owl:allValuesFrom :COPI_0000662 # TemperatureIndicationProcess
] ;
rdfs:subClassOf [
rdf:type owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty bfo:BFO_0000054 ; # realizedIn
owl:someValuesFrom :COPI_0000662 # TemperatureIndicationProcess
] ;
rdfs:label "temperature indication function"@en ;
rdfs:label "função de indicação de temperatura"@pt-br .
:COPI_0000028 rdf:type owl:Class . # IndicationFunction
### Process type
:COPI_0000662 rdf:type owl:Class ; # TemperatureIndicationProcess
rdfs:subClassOf iof-core:MeasurementProcess ;
rdfs:label "temperature indication process"@en ;
rdfs:label "processo de indicação de temperatura"@pt-br .
iof-core:MeasurementProcess rdf:type owl:Class .
:COPI_0000662 # TemperatureIndicationProcess
rdfs:subClassOf [
rdf:type owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty iof-core:hasSpecifiedOutput ;
owl:someValuesFrom :COPI_0000046 # VisualIndication
] .
### Equipment universal: AnalogueTemperatureIndicator
:COPI_0000210 rdf:type owl:Class ; # AnalogueTemperatureIndicator
rdfs:subClassOf :COPI_0000091 ; # Instrument
rdfs:subClassOf [
rdf:type owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty iof-core:hasFunction ; # Object branch (MaterialArtifact/Assembly/Object/FiatObjectPart)
owl:someValuesFrom :COPI_0000173 # TemperatureIndicationFunction
] ;
rdfs:label "analogue temperature indicator"@en ;
rdfs:label "indicador analógico de temperatura"@pt-br ;
iof-av:naturalLanguageDefinition "An analogue temperature indicator is an instrument that bears a temperature indication function and has an analogue dial for visual temperature display."@en ;
skos:definition "An analogue temperature indicator is an instrument that bears a temperature indication function and has an analogue dial for visual temperature display."@en ;
iof-av:naturalLanguageDefinition "Um indicador analógico de temperatura é um instrumento que possui uma função de indicação de temperatura e tem um mostrador analógico para exibição visual da temperatura."@pt-br ;
iof-av:semiFormalNaturalLanguageAxiom "Every analogue temperature indicator is an instrument that bears a temperature indication function and has component parts including a temperature sensor, analogue dial, and indicator pointer."@en ;
iof-av:firstOrderLogicAxiom "∀x (AnalogueTemperatureIndicator(x) ↔ Instrument(x) ∧ ∃f(TemperatureIndicationFunction(f) ∧ bearerOf(x,f)) ∧ ∃d(AnalogueDial(d) ∧ hasComponentPartAtAllTimes(x,d)))"@en ;
iof-av:isPrimitive "true"^^xsd:boolean ;
skos:definition "[ISO 15926-4] An <ANALOGUE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR> is an <ANALOGUE INDICATOR> that indicates temperature in an analogue way"@en .
# Disjointness: AnalogueTemperatureIndicator and TemperatureTransmitter
[] rdf:type owl:AllDisjointClasses ;
owl:members ( :COPI_0000210 :COPI_0000155 ) . # AnalogueTemperatureIndicator, TemperatureTransmitter
Axiomatization Decision Log
1
Identity-Giving Function
Function class
TemperatureIndicationFunction
⊑ IndicationFunction
Realized in
TemperatureIndicationProcess
⊑ MeasurementProcess
The identity-giving function is to indicate temperature values in analogue format. This differs from TemperatureMeasurementAndTransmissionFunction (used by transmitters) as it focuses on local visual indication rather than signal transmission.
2
Genus Determination
Instrument
Based on parent candidates, ANALOGUE INDICATOR would be most specific, but it's not in our enriched classes. THERMOMETER is also a candidate but represents a broader category. Instrument is the appropriate genus as temperature indicators are measurement instruments designed for local visual indication of temperature values. Single causal unity as MaterialArtifact.
3
Necessary Parts
No necessary parts recorded (concept may be primitive at this level).
These parts constitute the minimum necessary components for analogue temperature indication: sensing element, scale, and pointer mechanism.
4
Process Participation Signature ⟨I, O, T⟩
Inputs (I)
—
Outputs (O)
VisualIndication
— temperature value display
Transformation (T)
thermal energy detection and conversion to mechanical pointer position for visual interpretation
The device senses thermal energy from the environment and transforms it into a visual indication through mechanical pointer movement on a calibrated scale.
5
Axiom Mode Decision
Necessary conditions only
— modelled as a primitive universal
(⊑, SubClassOf). Identity is grounded in designed
function and cannot be reduced to a property checklist.
Disjointness Axioms
TemperatureTransmitter
C?: TemperatureTransmitter [kind_ambiguous]. Incompatible display mechanisms (analogue vs digital), different measurement parameters (temperature vs pressure), and different output modes (local indication vs signal transmission).
Cross-Standard Observations
Only one source definition available. The definition is concise but clearly establishes the functional and mechanism characteristics. Additional sources would help validate the complete part structure and operational characteristics.
