Title :
On user-friendly interface construction for CACSD packages
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Autom. Control Syst., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
Some ideas that are used in the development of user-friendly interface for a computer-aided control system design (CACSD) package are presented. The concepts presented are integration and extensibility through the use of object-oriented programming, man-machine interface and user support using direct manipulation, and multiple views and multiple actions on objects in different domains. The use of multiple views and actions in combination with graphics enhances the user´s ability to get an overview of the system to be designed. Good support for iteration is provided, and the short time between action and presentation allows the user to evaluate actions quickly. Object-oriented programming has been used to provide modularity and encapsulation
Keywords :
control system CAD; engineering graphics; object-oriented programming; software packages; user interfaces; CACSD packages; computer-aided control system design; control system CAD; direct manipulation; encapsulation; extensibility; graphics; integration; iteration; man-machine interface; modularity; multiple actions; multiple views; object-oriented programming; user support; user-friendly interface; Automatic control; Buildings; Control systems; Frequency; MATLAB; Object oriented modeling; Packaging; Process design; Testing; User interfaces;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Aided Control System Design, 1989., IEEE Control Systems Society Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Tampa, FL
DOI :
10.1109/CACSD.1989.69828
