Methodology for Designing a Conceptual Model of Knowledge Mapping in the Field of Liquid Rocket Propulsion System

Abstract

"Knowledge mapping is a process of surveying, assessing and linking the information, knowledge, competencies and proficiencies held by individuals and groups with in an organization and in the subject domain." Components that can be found on a knowledge map are primarily the organization‟s knowledge assets, also it will reflect, where the subject experts are lagging and its importance. The map will also include information as to their source, their format, the meta-data as well as stakeholders. Liquid Propulsion Rocket Systems (LPRS) is a subject domain, which deals with the Liquid Propulsion systems for Space Launch Vehicles and Satellites. By analyzing the literature published all over the world and also the internal reports published in the organization, extracting the concepts, it is proposed to build the knowledge map, by linking various concepts to model the LPRS domain. By mapping the above domain, one can visualize how the concepts are evolved to form new concepts. This paper explains the design methodology to develop the Conceptual model of Knowledge Mapping in the LPRS domain.