Interdisciplinary and model-based development of user interfaces for production plants

C. Richter, G. Reinhart

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

1 Scopus citations

Abstract

Technological improvements have led to an increasing importance of user interfaces over the last years even regarding machines and plants. Customers expect an intuitive application with an attractive design as they are used to it in the area of consumer products (e.g. Smart Phones). In contrast, the current development processes in mechanical engineering do not focus properly on user interfaces. Therefore this paper presents a development method for user interfaces that enables an interdisciplinary collaboration between the plant and user interface engineers throughout all engineering phases. Common approaches for mechatronic development processes are combined with established development principles for user interfaces in order to achieve a purposeful development of user interfaces in the context of an industrial environment (especially production plants). In order to enable the proposed method, three interdisciplinary engineering models are adapted and extended for the present context. Finally, an outlook of further research activities, especially with respect to the evaluation of the outlined concept, is given.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAIM 2014 - IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages536-541
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9781479957361
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event2014 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2014 - Besancon, France
Duration: 8 Jul 201411 Jul 2014

Publication series

NameIEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM

Conference

Conference2014 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2014
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityBesancon
Period8/07/1411/07/14

Keywords

  • Development Process
  • Interdisciplinary Engineering
  • Mechatronics
  • Production Plants
  • User Interfaces

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Interdisciplinary and model-based development of user interfaces for production plants'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this