Study on the relationship between mental model of designer team and factors in remote collaboration

Abstract

At present, the Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) has been used in many industries, and in the field of design, more and more remote collaborative design requirements of the multinational design resources, also requires a corresponding technical products and systems as a powerful support. The development of related technologies of remote cooperative work, must well consider interactive cognition of team members when work remotely as well as the interrelation between it and the system function, structure, interface, environment and other factors. This paper is aimed to explore and analyze the real relationship between the designer team mental model and the influence factors in the remote collaborative environment.