Environment improvements for a better cooperation in international collaborative mechanical design

We analyze a real example of collaborative work in mechanical design. Two kinds of problems emerge from this analysis: the first is a lack of complete design environment very early before modeling. The second is the need for a flexible and very intuitive collaborative environment. In addition, there...

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Main Authors: Thouvenin, I., Rarnond, B., Abel, M.H., Qarnhiyah, A.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Collaborative tools
Collaborative work
Design automation
Design methodology
Educational institutions
Intelligent agent
International collaboration
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical systems
Ontologies
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Summary:We analyze a real example of collaborative work in mechanical design. Two kinds of problems emerge from this analysis: the first is a lack of complete design environment very early before modeling. The second is the need for a flexible and very intuitive collaborative environment. In addition, there is no knowledge management of the exchanges, and the design method could be improved with information assistance during the project. From this analysis, we try to detect design and collaborative tasks for which students need help. Then a personal assistant agent based on a task ontology is proposed to offer them this help.
DOI:10.1109/CSCWD.2002.1047676