Mechatronic devices are nowadays of high significance in various economic branches. The successful integration of the three disciplines mechanics, electronics and software-technique is a permanent challenge for product development processes, especially during the integrative phases, where the product and the involved specialists are often geographically separated. However, to achieve efficient product development, there is a special need for methods and technologies to establish distributed cooperation. Yet, this results in a special challenge as direct interaction with the device under development is executed from remote locations. This thesis develops a framework for efficient cooperation in the integrative phases of mechatronic product development processes in consideration of the existing special boundary conditions. The framework contains solutions for interpersonal- and inter-tool-communication as well as a model for efficient and safe handling of remote interactions.
«Mechatronic devices are nowadays of high significance in various economic branches. The successful integration of the three disciplines mechanics, electronics and software-technique is a permanent challenge for product development processes, especially during the integrative phases, where the product and the involved specialists are often geographically separated. However, to achieve efficient product development, there is a special need for methods and technologies to establish distributed coop...
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