Lecture Notes in Computer Science: 10th International Conference, CSCWD 2006, Nanjing, China, May 3-5, 2006, Revised Selected Papers

Shen, Weiming; Luo, Junzhou; Lin, Zongkai; Barthès, Jean-Paul A.; Hao, Qi

The design of complex artifacts and systems requires the cooperation of multidiscip- nary design teams using multiple commercial and proprietary engineering software tools (e.g., CAD, modeling, simulation, visualization, and optimization), engineering databases, and knowledge-based systems. Individuals or individual groups of mult- isciplinary design teams usually work in parallel and separately with various en- neering software tools which are located at different sites. In addition, individual members may be working on different versions of a design or viewing the design from different perspectives, at different levels of detail. In order to accomplish the work, it is necessary to have effective and efficient c- laborative design environments. Such environments should not only automate in- vidual tasks, in the manner of traditional computer-aided engineering tools, but also enable individual members to share information, collaborate, and coordinate their activities within the context of a design project. CSCW (computer-supported coope- tive work) in design is concerned with the development of such environments.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2007-06-18

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783540728627

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-72863-4

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 763