Design and Implementation of an Expert User Interface for the Computer Aided Prototyping System

摘要

This thesis builds on previous work done in the development of the Computer Aided Prototyping System (CAPS) and the Prototype System Description Language (PSDL). The increases in the size and complexity of software projects have caused system designers to reevaluate traditional software engineering methodologies. Rapid prototyping is a method that allows the validation of system requirements and design early in the development cycle. The need for this type of tool is particularly critical in the development of real-time embedded systems. CAPS is one such system. CAPS is a complex system that consists of many individual software tools. An expert user interface that guides the software designers through the development and execution of prototype is described in this thesis. Keywords: Computer aided software engineering (CASE), Ada, Real-time, Embedded systems. (kr)