Title
A simulation environment for development and evaluation of smart devices for the elderly
Abstract
This paper describes SISARL simulation environment. The environment is built on Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation to support the design and development of smart devices and systems that aim to enhance life quality and well being of elderly individuals. To evaluate the usability, design, and implementation of a device, the developer provides as an input for each simulation, an operational view specification of the device and a model of the user (or models of multiple users). The specification describes the operations of the device, intended actions of the user(s) and user-machine interactions in terms activities and workflows. The device and the user are simulated when the specification is executed by the workflow engine. The simulation environment provides extensible libraries of reusable components, including device activities, user activities, and workflow definitions, to ease the efforts in writing operational view specifications of new and modified devices. It also provides a library of user models that can be used to simulate user behaviors, as well as tools for the capture, analysis and display of simulation data. In addition to these components of the simulation environment, the paper also describes ways to use simulation results in the design and development process.
Year
DOI
Venue
2008
10.1109/ICSMC.2008.4811633
Singapore
Keywords
Field
DocType
behavioural sciences,handicapped aids,man-machine systems,user modelling,Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation,SISARL simulation environment,elderly individuals,extensible libraries,smart devices,user behaviors,user models,user-machine interactions,workflow engine,simulation environment,smart device,workflow
Microsoft Windows,Operational View,Smart device,Computer science,Usability,Windows Workflow Foundation,Human–computer interaction,User interface design,Workflow engine,Workflow
Conference
ISSN
ISBN
Citations 
1062-922X E-ISBN : 978-1-4244-2384-2
978-1-4244-2384-2
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.37
4
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Tsung-Yen Chen1375.73
Hanchen Huang292.22
Chi-Sheng Shih350866.29
Jane W.-S. Liu41399337.97