TY - GEN
T1 - Usability evaluation on teaching and applying model-driven object oriented approaches for PLC software
AU - Vogel-Heuser, Birgit
AU - Braun, Steven
AU - Obermeier, Martin
AU - Jobst, Fabian
AU - Schweizer, Karin
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - In machine and plant automation, model-driven object oriented (oo) programming of Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) software is becoming an alternative to the state-of-the-art programming. The authors present the results of previously conducted experiments on the usability of the classic procedural paradigm (IEC 61131-3) compared to model-driven approaches for PLC programming, in particular Unified Modeling Language (UML) and domain specific modeling languages. Subsequently, the newest study on this issue is presented, including the experimental design and the experiment's parameters, comparing state-of-the-art FDB (IEC 61131-3) programming approach to a model-driven UML supported approach. Finally, we show the study's results and discuss our findings and their meaning for future experiments, concerning the complexity of the tasks required to develop a PLC-program, the influence of previous knowledge, and the realization of constant boundary conditions for experimental studies.
AB - In machine and plant automation, model-driven object oriented (oo) programming of Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) software is becoming an alternative to the state-of-the-art programming. The authors present the results of previously conducted experiments on the usability of the classic procedural paradigm (IEC 61131-3) compared to model-driven approaches for PLC programming, in particular Unified Modeling Language (UML) and domain specific modeling languages. Subsequently, the newest study on this issue is presented, including the experimental design and the experiment's parameters, comparing state-of-the-art FDB (IEC 61131-3) programming approach to a model-driven UML supported approach. Finally, we show the study's results and discuss our findings and their meaning for future experiments, concerning the complexity of the tasks required to develop a PLC-program, the influence of previous knowledge, and the realization of constant boundary conditions for experimental studies.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84869447132&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/acc.2012.6315074
DO - 10.1109/acc.2012.6315074
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84869447132
SN - 9781457710957
T3 - Proceedings of the American Control Conference
SP - 4463
EP - 4469
BT - 2012 American Control Conference, ACC 2012
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2012 American Control Conference, ACC 2012
Y2 - 27 June 2012 through 29 June 2012
ER -