Coping with Variability in HMI Software in the Design of Machine Manufacturers’ Control Software

Birgit Vogel-Heuser, Jan Wilch, Adrian Dörfler, Juliane Fischer

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Abstract

Due to customer-specific requirements that often change on short notice and vary tremendously, machine and plant manufacturers have to refactor their design processes and control software, especially for operator interfaces. Operator skills are crucial to operating complex systems, especially in case of a readjustment for new products or in case of a fault and the subsequent restart of the machine or plant. The paper introduces the variability of human-machine-interface (HMI) software in relation to the variability of control software, generalizing from the application example of a lab-sized demonstrator. Primarily the manual mode is focused, used to cope with errors and prepare a machine restart after an error by manipulating selected mechanical elements. The results of this paper are prerequisites and a first step to improve the design of both HMI and control software towards a holistic, modular approach instead of just trying to couple both on a very low level.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHuman Interface and the Management of Information
Subtitle of host publicationApplications in Complex Technological Environments - Thematic Area, HIMI 2022, Held as Part of the 24th HCI International Conference, HCII 2022, Proceedings
EditorsSakae Yamamoto, Hirohiko Mori
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages418-432
Number of pages15
ISBN (Print)9783031065088
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
EventThematic area Human Interface and the Management of Information, HIMI 2022 Part of the 24th HCI International Conference, HCII 2022 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 26 Jun 20221 Jul 2022

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume13306 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

ConferenceThematic area Human Interface and the Management of Information, HIMI 2022 Part of the 24th HCI International Conference, HCII 2022
CityVirtual, Online
Period26/06/221/07/22

Keywords

  • Control software design
  • Cyber-physical production systems
  • HMI software
  • Variability

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