Theshipdesignprocessmodelisthebasisfordevelopingtheshipcollaborativedesignsystemundernetworkenvironment.Accordingtothecharacteristicsoftheshipdesign,amethodforpidingtheshipdesignprocessintothreelayersispatforward,thatisprojectlayer,designtasklayeranddesignactivitylayer,thentheformalizeddefinitionsoftheshipdesignprocessmodel,thedecomposingprinciplesoftheshipdesignprocessandthearchitectureoftheshipcollaborativedesign(SDPM)systemarepresented.Thismethodsimplifiestheactivitynetwork,makestheoptimizationandadjustmentofthedesignplanconvenientandalsomakesthedesignprocesseasiertocontrolandchange,atlastthearchitectureoftheshipcollaborativedesignsystemisdiscussed.
