The paper presents specific aspects regarding the modern modeling & simulation techniques of the mechanical systems, such as digital mock-up and functional virtual prototyping. The following specific aspects are taken into consideration: the advantages of the system-focused simulation techniques relative to the traditional ones, the software components of the virtual prototyping platform and th...

This paper proposes a conceptual framework for the design of mobile learning solutions that address the special requirements of professional development. This framework is based on a combination of a game metaphor and the various dimensions of the mobile learning context. It provides the basis for a paper prototyping approach that uses sticky notes to represent both aspects of the display and s...

This paper presents a case study targeting the Aptix MP4 board and Xilinx VirtexE FPGAs, for digital TV application prototyping. The difficult FPGA prototyping issues typically encountered by engineers are illustrated on a big industrial example. Due to the increasing ASIC complexity, the basic challenge was to meet the project deadlines. To enable faster FPGA-based prototyping, both the ASIC d...

Standard C++ does not provide mechanisms for working with assertions in the spirit of design by contract (DBC) as proposed by Meyer. We earlier developed a set of techniques and tools facilitating the prototyping of object-oriented architectures based on the idea of design by contract. As it is crucial for us to support evolutionary prototyping, we need to provide mechanisms to automatically tr...

This chapter addresses issues, alternatives, and best practices for prototyping in Web development. The chapter’s primary objective is to provide a clear and concise overview of key concepts and best practices for practitioners and students, as well as other audiences. The chapter focuses on graphical user interface (UI) prototyping for Web development, but many of the principles apply to non-U...

Computers are becoming an integral part of dental education and dental practice. Rapid prototyping is a technique for the production of solid objects from computer models. The variety of rapid prototyping devices and materials that can be processed is increasing all the time. In this article, the authors present a discriminative learning device and associated exercises for developing visual rec...

This paper discusses the application of the prototyping approach to investigating the requirements on strategies for cooperative planning and con ict resolution of independent agents by means of an example application: the strategic game \Scotland Yard". The strategies for coordinating the agents, which are parallel algorithms, are developed with a prototyping approach using ProSet-Linda. ProSe...

Fostering the spread of inexpensive, sustainable manufacturing processes and equipment empowers individuals and societies to create products which solve their particular challenges. We intend to advance that idea to its next logical step, offering not just the means of production, but also the mechanisms by which this empowerment can propagate and evolve. By creating rapid-prototyping machines ...

Cooperative analysis and design is often considered only to be applicable in settings where a system is being developed solely for the ‘user’ participants in the process. This paper, however, argues that there are quite good prospects in applying cooperative analysis and design techniques in specific use settings to inform development of general products. We describe and discuss the application...

Numerous experience reports indicate that prototyping is a serious and successful development strategy. We believe that it is not sufficient to provide graphical notations for object-oriented analysis, but that the notation of contracts in conjunction with prototyping, i.e., building executable models, is the proper technique for mastering complexity and gaining insights into a problem domain. ...