Practical and Educational Deployment of Ship Design System Based on Workflow

本研究工作开发了一个支持船厂设计工作的协同知识提取计算机系统，该系统与CAD系统集成，支持船体和机械布置的设计工作，实现了船厂设计知识的表达和管理。在提出的平台上对知识管理和高效协作的概念进行了评估。该系统基于开源软件ShareFast，并集成了商业协作软件LotusNotes。随着软件平台的集成，该系统成为了造船厂的实用系统。设计知识可以在工作流系统中提取和表达，通过工作流可以识别更多的知识。该系统还提供了用于管理设计过程状态的功能，以供进一步部署。

This research work developed a computer system for extracting knowledge in collaboration and supporting design work in shipyards, and the system is integrated with CAD system to support the design work of ship hull and machinery arrangement.The software system realizes design knowledge articulation and management in the shipyards. The concept of knowledge management and efficient collaboration is evaluated on the proposed platform. The proposed system is based on ShareFast, which is an open source software, and the system is integrated with LotusNotes which is a commercial software for collaboration. With the integration of the software platform, the system becomes practical system for shipyards. The design knowledge can be extracted and articulated in the workflow system and with the workflow further knowledge can be identified. The system also provide feature for managing the status of the design process for further deployment.