Wu, Yongmei (2002)
Design Patterns and Frameworks for Developing WIMP+ User Interfaces.
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Ph.D. Thesis, Primary publication
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Item Type: | Ph.D. Thesis | ||||
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Type of entry: | Primary publication | ||||
Title: | Design Patterns and Frameworks for Developing WIMP+ User Interfaces | ||||
Language: | English | ||||
Referees: | Hoffmann, Prof. Dr.- Hans-Jürgen ; Jacob, Prof. Ph.D Robert J. K. | ||||
Advisors: | Hoffmann, Prof. Dr.- Hans-Jürgen | ||||
Date: | 21 February 2002 | ||||
Place of Publication: | Darmstadt | ||||
Date of oral examination: | 11 December 2001 | ||||
Abstract: | This work investigates the models and tools for support of developing a kind of future user interfaces, which are partially built upon the WIMP (Windows, Icons, Menus, and Pointing device: the mouse) interaction techniques and devices; and able to observe and leverage at least one controlled process under the supervision of their user(s). In this thesis, they are called WIMP+ user interfaces. There are a large variety of applications dealt with WIMP+ user interfaces, e.g., robot control, telecommunication, car driver assistant systems, distributed multi-user database systems, automation rail systems, etc. At first, it studies the evolution of user interfaces, deduces the innovative functions of future user interfaces, and defines WIMP+ user interfaces. Then, it investigates high level models for user interface realization. Since the most promising user-centered design methodology is a new emerging model, it is still short of modeling methodology and rules to support the concrete development process. Therefore, in this work, a universal modeling methodology, which picks up the design pattern application, is researched and used to structure different low level user interface models. And a framework, named Hot-UCDP, for aiding the development process, is proposed. Among the design patterns required by Hot-UCDP, this work puts its most effort on investigating user interface software architectural patterns. As a result, a WIMP+ user interface software architectural pattern Acquisition-Computation-Expression-Execution (ACEE) was discovered. Tools for user interface implementation are also surveyed. Based on the research results, an ACEE-based software framework prototype called Hot-WIMP+ was developed. To support programming WIMP+ user interfaces from multiple abstract levels, Hot-WIMP+ provides not only white and black box technique but also visual tools, e.g., Acquisition Definer, Expression Specification Tools, Execution Definer. The practicability of Hot-UCDP, ACEE, and Hot-WIMP+ is proven by applying them to create three WIMP+ user interfaces, LLDemo, Hot-WebRobi, and Hot-Demo for controlling a model robot. During their development, a robot application domain pattern SelectMe-ConveyMe-SettleMe and a human and computer interaction pattern Two-handed Manipulation were well researched and documented. SelectMe-ConveyMe-SettleMe could be, in principle, used as a starting point to develop other WIMP+ user interfaces for controlling the end-effector of a 3-D robot. Two-handed Manipulation could also be used to guide the design of bimanual interaction. The effect and efficiency of these WIMP+ user interfaces for support of users fulfilling telecontrol tasks are also investigated through a case study. Additionally, the combination of the Internet and telerobotics is also considered within this work. |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | WIMP User Interface, WIMP+ User Interface, Non-WIMP User Interface, Supervisory Control | ||||
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-1895 | ||||
Classification DDC: | 000 Generalities, computers, information > 004 Computer science | ||||
Divisions: | 20 Department of Computer Science | ||||
Date Deposited: | 17 Oct 2008 09:21 | ||||
Last Modified: | 08 Jul 2020 22:42 | ||||
URI: | https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/id/eprint/189 | ||||
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