Design team can speed up the process of managing information related to gearbox design process by adopting digital pattern tools. These tools, as KBE systems, can assist engineers in re-using previous knowledge in order to improve time-consuming task as retrieval and selection of previous architectures and to modify and virtually test a new gearbox design. A critical point in the development of a KBE system is the interface usability to demonstrate effective reduction of development time and satisfaction in its use. In this paper, the authors face the problem of usability improvement of the Graphical User Interface (GUI) of the KBE system previously proposed. An approach based on Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Multiple-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) has been used. A participatory test has been performed for evaluating the Usability Index (UI) of the GUI. Taking into account the data analysis some changes have been carried out and a new GUI release has been validated with new experimentations.
GUI USABILITY IMPROVEMENT FOR A NEW DIGITAL PATTERN TOOL TO ASSIST GEARBOX DESIGN
GERBINO, Salvatore;
2015-01-01
Abstract
Design team can speed up the process of managing information related to gearbox design process by adopting digital pattern tools. These tools, as KBE systems, can assist engineers in re-using previous knowledge in order to improve time-consuming task as retrieval and selection of previous architectures and to modify and virtually test a new gearbox design. A critical point in the development of a KBE system is the interface usability to demonstrate effective reduction of development time and satisfaction in its use. In this paper, the authors face the problem of usability improvement of the Graphical User Interface (GUI) of the KBE system previously proposed. An approach based on Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Multiple-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) has been used. A participatory test has been performed for evaluating the Usability Index (UI) of the GUI. Taking into account the data analysis some changes have been carried out and a new GUI release has been validated with new experimentations.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
