Constraint-based distributed intelligent conceptual design environment and system model

Computer Supported Collaborative Conceptual Design (CSCCD) is to aid group design activity semi-automatically or automatically with multidiscipline knowledge. Although traditional CAD software embedded in CSCW environment is an easier way, it is a more efficient method to find a distributive knowledge representation model to express different designers' expertise knowledge, and to establish a distinctive CAD architecture on the model. So we want to provide a computer environment to apperceive designers' design activities, to detect and resolute the conflicts created in the group designing process, and then, to aid the design activity, automatically or semi-automatically. This paper provides a novel scheme to make it with three partitions. At first, a general distributive design environment model is provided to give a whole view of CSCCD. Second, A constraint-based distributive knowledge representation model is given. In the last, a motorcycle-based conceptual collaborated design system is provided as verification.