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Model-Driven Useware Engineering

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Model-Driven Development of Advanced User Interfaces

Part of the book series: Studies in Computational Intelligence ((SCI,volume 340))

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User-oriented hardware and software development relies on a systematic development process based on a comprehensive analysis focusing on the users’ requirements and preferences. Such a development process calls for the integration of numerous disciplines, from psychology and ergonomics to computer sciences and mechanical engineering. Hence, a correspondingly interdisciplinary team must be equipped with suitable software tools to allow it to handle the complexity of a multimodal and multi-device user interface development approach. An abstract, model-based development approach seems to be adequate for handling this complexity. This approach comprises different levels of abstraction requiring adequate tool support. Thus, in this chapter, we present the current state of our model-based software tool chain. We introduce the use model as the core model of our model-based process, transformation processes, and a model-based architecture, and we present different software tools that provide support for creating and maintaining the models or performing the necessary model transformations.

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  3. Software Engineering Research Group, University of Kaiserslautern, Gottlieb-Daimler Str. 42, 67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany

    Kai Breiner

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Meixner, G., Seissler, M., Breiner, K. (2011). Model-Driven Useware Engineering. In: Hussmann, H., Meixner, G., Zuehlke, D. (eds) Model-Driven Development of Advanced User Interfaces. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 340. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14562-9_1

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