Verdantium towards a Java-enabled compound document model (poster session)

Summary form only given. The traditional model of software design for large scale scientific problem solving is outdated. The emphasis is now on large teams that must build simulation software that integrates physical systems from multiple scientific disciplines. In addition to the problem of multi-disciplinary physics, the computational environment is now a grid of distributed resources consisting of large supercomputers, databases and networked instruments connected by high speed networks. Consequently, a new model for programming these applications is required. What is emerging is a programming style where the individual components of a large simulation can be located on remote systems and the application is built by composing these elements together to form a single distributed system. Building applications from software components is not a new idea. It has a rich history in the visualization and object oriented software design communities. More recently, the desktop top software industry has embraced this concept with systems like Java Beans, ActiveX and CORBA-Enterprise Beans. The author examines a new project to design a component architecture for scientific programming. He examines some of the design trade-offs that make this problem different from the conventional CA environment.

The economics of semiconductor manufacturing have forced process engineers to develop techniques to increase wafer yield. Improvements in process controls and uniformities in all areas of the fab have reduced film thickness variations at the very edge of the wafer surface. This improved uniformity has provided the opportunity to consider decreasing edge exclusions, and now the outermost extents of the wafer must be considered in the yield model and expectations. These changes have increased the requirements on lithography to improve wafer edge printability in areas that previously were not even coated. This has taxed all software and hardware components used in defining the optical focal plane at the wafer edge. We have explored techniques to determine the capabilities of extreme wafer edge printability and the components of the systems that influence this printability. We will present current capabilities and new detection techniques and the influence that the individual hardware and software components have on edge printability. We will show effects of focus sensor designs, wafer layout, utilization of dummy edge fields, the use of non-zero overlay targets and chemical/optical edge bead optimization.

A pattern-based object-linking mechanism for component-based software development environments

The technology of augmented reality (AR), as a new user interface, introduces a completely new perspective for the design of technical manufacturing systems. This technique supports a face to face collaboration where users need to be able to easily cooperate with each other. As with typical construction sets like LEGO or Fischertechnik, the planning engineers model the future manufacturing system in their real environment. The components are taken from virtual construction sets and are positioned interactively in the manufacturing hall. Planning rules are used to assist the user and to prevents possible errors. This article describes the conception of a virtual construction set and the realization of its prototype. The description of the development of this construction set is supplemented by an illustration of the used hardware and software components.

An Editor's Top Ten

Interacting with software system components

Received August 24, 2011 Revised October 11, 2011 Accepted October 12, 2011 Address for correspondence Sung Wan Byun, MD, PhD Department of OtorhinolaryngologyHead and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, 1071 Anyangcheon-ro, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul 158-710, Korea Tel +82-2-2650-5650 Fax +82-2-2650-5604 E-mail byunsw@ewha.ac.kr Background and ObjectivesZZIt takes considerable time and effort to make an operation record for the chronic otitis media. Also there are risks of incorrectness or omission of data. We developed an automatic operation recording system in order to reduce the burden of the resident keeping the record and to give completeness to the operation data. Materials and MethodZZThe model-view-controller (MVC) pattern isolates the domain logic (controller) from the user interface (data model-view), permitting independent development. We used the MVC pattern to design the program it since it matched with the feature of the operation recording system. ResultsZZWe implemented this system using the Python programming language, which is composed of 98 fields and 4 different types of widgets linked to those fields. The outputs of the 4 views can be easily copied and pasted to the word processor and the electronic medical recorder. In the pilot test, this system reduced significant amount of time and effort needed for operation recording. ConclusionZZThe automatic operation recording system reduces the resident’s works and the operation data loss. Furthermore, it could be applied to other types of operation records. Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg 2012;55:14-9

This paper advances an amalgamated model of software usability derived from much of the vast research on the subject. The model organizes that research into seven basic usability principles, their underlying attributes, and associated relative weights. This model of software usability for human‐computer interaction has two primary goals: (a) to allow software designers to make quantitative decisions about which usability attributes should be included in a design, and (b) to provide a usability metric by which software designs can be consistently rated and compared. Because ultimately it is the users of a software system who decide how easy its user interface is to manipulate, 988 users were asked to evaluate the model's effectiveness. They were requested to rank the importance of each attribute in the model. Word processing was chosen as the specific interface type. To ensure some similarity in the respondents’ backgrounds, questionnaires were sent to users of a leading word processor. The 332 responses w...

In modern vehicles a variety of sensors like radar, camera and lidar are combined in order to precisely sense the environment. This data is utilized by advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) to provide comfort features and increased safety for the occupants. To cope with the demands of this growing market, it is necessary to attract young people to so-called science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) studies and encourage them to contribute to this highly innovative topic. Therefore, we developed a workshop on radar-based ADAS to motivate pre-university students for STEM education and careers. In this paper we will present the individual hardware and software components as well as the basic structure of this practical hands-on training. Finally, we will shortly outline the spin-off projects resulting from the continuous development.

Metaphors of movement: a visualization and user interface for time-oriented, skeletal plans

GENIE: a modifiable computer-based task for experiments in human-computer interaction

This research presents a developmental-experimental study of Kusot No More, an IoT-based flat-iron vending machine designed to provide affordable and accessible ironing services for students in dormitories and shared living spaces. "Kusot," a Filipino/Cebuano term meaning "wrinkled" or "crumpled," reflects the system's purpose of addressing clothing maintenance challenges in student housing environments. The system integrates an ESP-32 microcontroller, MLX90614 infrared heat sensor, multi-coin acceptor, solid-state relay module, and LM2596 buck converter to automate flat-iron operation through a pay-per-use mechanism. A mobile application was developed using MIT App Inventor to display fabric type selection, real-time temperature monitoring, and remaining usage time, enabling users to make informed decisions about proper garment care. The hardware and software components were integrated following the Agile Development Model across five two-week sprints, addressing compatibility, safety features, and user interface requirements. The prototype was evaluated comprehensively by IT experts using the ISO/IEC 25010 Software Quality Model across four dimensions: Functional Suitability, Performance Efficiency, Compatibility, and Reliability. End-users were surveyed using the standardized USE questionnaire to assess Usefulness, Ease of Use, Ease of Learning, and Satisfaction. Results indicated an overall functionality rating of 4.73 (Moderately Functional), with the system scoring 4.75 in software quality characteristics and 4.84 in usability metrics. The exceptional Ease of Learning score of 5.00 demonstrates effective user interface design. The system demonstrated cost efficiency with total development cost of PHP 11,450 and projected cost recovery within 6-12 months of operation. This study demonstrates how IoT technology can solve everyday practical problems while promoting convenience, safety, and improved garment care for students in institutional settings.

The Automatic Fault Detection and Isolation System for Electrical Grids increase the reliability and efficiency of modern power distribution networks. Real-time fault detection using sensors and microcontrollers in the proposed system helps to identify faults such as short circuits, over current, and voltage abnormalities. Then, it isolates the section containing the fault through circuit breakers or relays to ensure a continuous power supply to the rest of the network. The proposed system incorporates several hardware and software components: current sensors, voltage sensors, microcontrollers such as Arduino or ESP32, and the software algorithms that it runs to monitor grid parameters continuously. Real-time data acquisition will enable the system to interpret the fault conditions correctly and act accordingly without any human interference. A user interface is also provided to display the status of the system and fault alerts for quick response by grid operators. It minimises fault detection and response time, which in turn reduces equipment damage, power losses, and downtime. It ensures operational safety, thereby improving load management and supporting grid resilience. Besides, it contributes to efficient maintenance and long-term grid sustainability.

“Graphical” Jogthrough: expert based methodology for user interface evaluation, applied in the case of an educational simulation interface

In this paper, we explore the application of Software Product Line (SPL) technology in the video games domain by exploiting differences in various video game platforms to design a variable component-based software product line architecture for a multiplatform video game. Our approach consists of constructing a feature dependency model for describing variability in multiplatform video games. We explored variability in the user interface, input devices, output devices, CPU, as well as other variability in various video game platforms. Then, we designed a variable component-based SPL that is tailored to every video game in the product line. We validated our approach by implementing a SPL of a combat flight-simulator game and by deriving two versions of the game: a Windows desktop version and a Windows Phone version. The derivation process of each version is done by selecting features from the feature dependency model and the corresponding software components and SPL parameters that relate to those features.