TY - GEN
T1 - Usability evaluation of modeling notations for software engineering in machine and plant automation
AU - Braun, Steven
AU - Obermeier, Martin
AU - Vogel-Heuser, Birgit
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - During the last eight years we investigated the benefit of modeling notations, e.g. UML and domain specific UML profiles as well as specialized modeling languages (Idiomatic Control Language - ICL) in software engineering (IEC 61131-3) in machine and plant automation with three different experiments and approximately more than 120 participants. The results of the conducted experiments revealed the benefits and the shortcomings of UML in the field of supporting control programming. Furthermore we can show the impact of different modeling notations on software quality (IEC 61131-3) and time consumption for the software development process as well as some results on how to evaluate model driven engineering under usability aspects.
AB - During the last eight years we investigated the benefit of modeling notations, e.g. UML and domain specific UML profiles as well as specialized modeling languages (Idiomatic Control Language - ICL) in software engineering (IEC 61131-3) in machine and plant automation with three different experiments and approximately more than 120 participants. The results of the conducted experiments revealed the benefits and the shortcomings of UML in the field of supporting control programming. Furthermore we can show the impact of different modeling notations on software quality (IEC 61131-3) and time consumption for the software development process as well as some results on how to evaluate model driven engineering under usability aspects.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=78650552438&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ETFA.2010.5641365
DO - 10.1109/ETFA.2010.5641365
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:78650552438
SN - 9781424468508
T3 - Proceedings of the 15th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA 2010
BT - Proceedings of the 15th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA 2010
T2 - 15th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA 2010
Y2 - 13 September 2010 through 16 September 2010
ER -