ADDED VALUE PROCESS FOR COLLABORATIVE EARLY DESIGN USING SIMULATION MODELS IN AERONAUTICS AND AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES

The research presented is focused in the modelling of three main features in collaborative design using simulation models (M&S): Actors, activities and objects. To represent these features, an added value process proposition for a collaborative design in early phases using M&S was suggested. The new process was implemented and evaluated during a project at the IRT SystemX having Renault and Airbus industries as a partners of the project. The results suggest the proposed representation as highly adapted to the problem and point out the actors as the key element on the collaborative design.