A Method for Designing Physical User Interfaces for Intelligent Production Environments

Table 1

User interface design methods and the limitations.

User Interface Design Methods	Limitations
Design Guidelines and Standards	(i) Descriptive and qualitative nature, not sufficient for detailed technology design; (ii) Fail to consider all product variations and features; (iii) Not in line with preferences of product developers for the presentation or visualisation of production processes design recommendations
Model-Based User Interface Development Tools	(i) Main focus upon software user interfaces; (ii) Physical platform is predefined
Tools for Prototyping Physical Interaction	(i) No support in defining, configuring and integrating user context in the prototyping process; (ii) Support of only certain categories of physical user interfaces and components
Inclusive Design Toolkits	(i) Considers only user context; (ii) Major focus on consumer products; Strong reliance on the designers‘ assumptions
Design Patterns	(i) No complete collection of design patterns regarding the reusability of physical interaction components