Environment improvements for a better cooperation in international collaborative mechanical design

Indira Mouttapa Thouvenin (1) , Marie-Hélène Abel (2) , Bruno Ramond (3) , Abir Qamiyah (4)

1 Roberval - Roberval
2 Heudiasyc - Heuristique et Diagnostic des Systèmes Complexes [Compiègne]
3 UTC - Université de Technologie de Compiègne
4 ISU - Iowa State University

In this paper a real example of a globally distributed collaborative design project is analyzed. Some of the problems identified as a result of this analysis include: 1- the lack of a complete design environment prior to the modeling stage, and 2- the need for a flexible and intuitive collaborative environment. To address these problems we propose some preliminary research results of task ontology, common to both cultures, in order to provide globally distributed design teams with a personal assistant agent.

Mots clés: Computer aided design; collaborative and distributed design; task ontology; personal assistant agent

Domaines: Interface homme-machine [cs.HC]; Synthèse d'image et réalité virtuelle [cs.GR]

Indira Mouttapa Thouvenin, Marie-Hélène Abel, Bruno Ramond, Abir Qamiyah. Environment improvements for a better cooperation in international collaborative mechanical design. Journal of integrated design & process science, 2002, 7 (2), pp.131-142. ⟨hal-00452618⟩