Fu Zhu, Cao Meng, Wang Yuefen, Xu Xukan
Connotation,characteristics and mechanism of knowledge flow(KF)in conceptual design knowledge management were explored from the view of design process.KF theory and SECI model was combined for analysis of main content and flow pattern of knowledge flow in conceptual design(KFiCD).Analysis and modeling of knowledge node(KN)was conducted on the basis of KF modeling related research.Mapping process between role model and workflow was addressed,as well as role model and KF.KF in four main steps of requirements verification,whole scheme design,whole scheme solving,scheme evaluation and decision in conceptual design were analyzed and reveled in accordance with the conceptual design process.Then,a reference model of KN of conceptual design was proposed,KFiCD was classified into five classes of sequential KF,join KF,division KF,broadcast KF and recursion KF according to pooled mode of KF,and KFiCD also could be divided into three types of experience KF,cooperation KF,and assistant KF according to knowledge transfer mode of KF.Finally,an integrated model of workflow and KF was presented,and conceptual design of recoil system was taken as an example to validate this model.Through our work,the connotation and mechanism of conceptual design knowledge flow could be revealed to some extent.