The development of user interface tools for the Computer Aided Prototyping System
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Authors
Cummings, Mary Ann
Subjects
Prototyping Language
User Interface
Rapid Prototyping
Graphic Editors
Computer Aided Design
Ada
User Interface Toolkit
Real-Time System
User Interface
Rapid Prototyping
Graphic Editors
Computer Aided Design
Ada
User Interface Toolkit
Real-Time System
Advisors
Luqi
Barnes, Patrick D.
Date of Issue
1990-12
Date
1990-12
Publisher
Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School
Language
Abstract
The Computer Aided Prototyping System (CAPS) was created to rapidly prototype real-time systems in order to determine if the system requirements can be met early in the development cycle. CAPS consists of several software tools that automatically generate an executable Ada model of the proposed system from a given specification. This thesis describes the development of a user interface for CAPS. The user interface supports the design, modification and execution of the software prototype throughout the entire prototyping life cycle. It makes uses of X Windows and advanced windowing techniques and allows the user to run the tools concurrently. The user interface incorporates a separate tool interface which controls the interaction between CAPS tools and the user interface. The graphic editor uses advanced graphics capabilities to give the user more flexibility in editing a graphical representation of the prototype. It automatically produces a formal representation of the prototype to be used by the other tools in CAPS.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Computer Science
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
National Science FoundationNSWC (ID# CCR-8710737).
Format
xii, 331 p. ill.
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.