Shared Mental Models for Collaborative Mechanical Design in Mechanical Engineering

Abstract:

Collaborative mechanical design in mechanical engineering means the collaborative design for mechanical engineering or mechanical product. Collaborative mechanical design is the process in which actors from different disciplines share their knowledge about the mechanical product design process and content. Shared mental models are considered to facilitate the creation of shared understanding among actors, which is critical for collaborative mechanical design. After a review of shared mental models, we discuss the shared mental models in design. We propose shared design mental models(SDMM) as the core component of shared mental models from a design perspective, which is about design rationale of collaborative design. Design thinking process model(DTPM) has been proposed to represent SDMM.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 644)
• Pages: 378-381
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.644.378
• Online since: January 2013
• Authors: Jun Min Du
• Keywords: Collaborative Mechanical Design, Design Rationale, Mechanical Engineering, Shared Mental Models

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