Visualization of the Conceptual Design Process of Ships by a Graphical User Interface

1994 ◽  
Vol 10 (02) ◽  
pp. 90-98
Author(s):  
Soon-Hung Han ◽  
Dong-Kon Lee ◽  
Kyung-Ho Lee ◽  
Kyu-Yeul Lee

To improve ship designer's productivity in the conceptual design process, the concept of visualization has been applied. It transforms a conventional text-based software for the conceptual design of ships into a system with WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) user interface. Most of the decisions which a designer should make in a design process can be made with the help of mouse buttons and graphical objects displayed on a computer screen. In implementing such a graphical user interface (GUI), the concept of graphics standards has also been introduced to increase portability of the developed system. The Motif widget set has been selected as the baseline system software. With the developed functions, both the ship and the design process can be better visualized.

Author(s):  
Karthik Sundaram ◽  
Abhishek Chakravarty ◽  
Katie Grantham Lough ◽  
Derek Ditch

This paper introduces RED (Risk in Early Design) software developed by the R.I.S.K by Design Lab at University of Missouri-Rolla. The RED software is a risk analysis tool that enables failure prevention to begin during the conceptual phase of product design. The main focus of the paper is describing the software architecture and application. Its unique graphical user interface allows designers to simply select the functions of the system being designed and the software immediately generates a risk analysis report. This analysis categorizes risk likelihood and consequence elements for a product by translating the recorded information about function and failure. An example describing the software’s use in the design process is also presented.


2011 ◽  
pp. 288-300
Author(s):  
Lim Chee Koon ◽  
Henry B.L. Duh

This chapter will first describe the development workflow of graphical user interface (GUI) design and the implementation that is adopted across a 2G platform. It describes the development workflow of graphical user interface (GUI) design and the implementation that is adopted across a 2G platform. The authors then describe the implementation process of developing Icon-Scenario Based Animated Menu GUI. The same design process developed is implemented in the other models when the authors develop another set of GUIs for different customers using the same workflow. The chapter concludes by describing the concept development process of the phone’s menu enhanced by the use of a captivating Icon-Scenario Based Animated Menu, followed by demonstrating how it takes usability into consideration, bringing delight to users.


1993 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 379-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald H. Nowaczyk ◽  
E. Christopher James

This study investigated the need to include computer screens in documentation for software using a graphical user interface. Minimal manual principles emphasize the need to reduce verbiage. However, some suggest that depiction of screens in documentation can help the user coordinate documentation with computer screen displays. Documentation including button, icon, and screen information was varied with software designed for file transfers. College students used one of the three manuals designed along minimal manual principles. Students who used a manual with screens were significantly slower in transferring files and found it less helpful than students using either a manual with button and icon information or one with textual information only. Therefore, documentation for graphical user interfaces should include few, if any, screens. However, there appears to be a benefit for including icon and button information in the documentation.


2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
LAL SINGH ◽  
PARMEET SINGH ◽  
RAIHANA HABIB KANTH ◽  
PURUSHOTAM SINGH ◽  
SABIA AKHTER ◽  
...  

WOFOST version 7.1.3 is a computer model that simulates the growth and production of annual field crops. All the run options are operational through a graphical user interface named WOFOST Control Center version 1.8 (WCC). WCC facilitates selecting the production level, and input data sets on crop, soil, weather, crop calendar, hydrological field conditions, soil fertility parameters and the output options. The files with crop, soil and weather data are explained, as well as the run files and the output files. A general overview is given of the development and the applications of the model. Its underlying concepts are discussed briefly.


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