Modeling of Collaboration Process Based on Knowledge in Computer Supported Cooperative Design

A knowledgebased workflow method for modeling Collaborative Design Process is presented in this paper.The knowledge template that can be extended and customized by users is used for the description of cooperation activities. This approach meets the requirements of the management of collaborative process,resource and knowledge,and supports the reusability of the design and process knowledge.A prototype system for cooperative design was implemented according to the proposed approach, in which OntoCKML(Ontologybased Collaboration Knowledge Management Language)extended from KQML was defined and applied. Some comments and conclusions are given in the last part of the paper.