Project management in virtual prototype of complex system

In terms of shortened product life cycles and increased product complexity, more and more people began to use the virtual prototype, instead of the physical prototype, for innovation, test and evaluation of product design. So the research on virtual prototype has been a hotspot for several years, the development of relative basic techniques is also rapid, and there have been successful application cases in foreign countries. However, the research on collaborative virtual prototype of complex system is still in the juvenile stage. The lack of information management in entire lifecycle, all round and total system is one of the obstacles. Based on the definition of virtual prototype and complex system, it is analyzed the demands on information management of virtual prototype of complex system. Several key techniques in project management of virtual prototype of complex system are discussed, and the integration of project management with other modules (for example, workflow management module) is also probed into. Above these, it is presented project management system of virtual prototype of complex system and the application about it. In the end, summaries are given.