MOBILE COMMUNICATORS FOR DISABLED PEOPLE

Miguel A. Laguna, Bruno González-Baixauli

2009

Abstract

Software product lines are a proven development paradigm in industrial environments. However, its application in small organizations is not easy. Our approach uses the package merge mechanism of the UML 2 meta-model as representation of the variability in the product line. The structure of the variability models is directly reflected in the relationships between packages in the architectural models, so that the traceability of configuration decisions is straightforward. A similar strategy is applied at the implementation level, using packages of partial classes. The combination of these techniques and the conventional IDE tools make the developments of product lines in small organizations easier as it removes the need for specialized tools and personnel. This article reports a successful experience with a communicator product line case study, representative of the mobile systems domain. People with certain communication problems can use these systems as a low-cost help in their everyday life. As problems vary from a person to another, a communicator product line is the indicated solution, allowing the adequate personalization of the final application to the disability of each concrete person.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Laguna M. and González-Baixauli B. (2009). MOBILE COMMUNICATORS FOR DISABLED PEOPLE . In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Software and Data Technologies - Volume 1: ICSOFT, ISBN 978-989-674-009-2, pages 5-12. DOI: 10.5220/0002246100050012

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icsoft09,
author={Miguel A. Laguna and Bruno González-Baixauli},
title={MOBILE COMMUNICATORS FOR DISABLED PEOPLE},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Software and Data Technologies - Volume 1: ICSOFT,},
year={2009},
pages={5-12},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002246100050012},
isbn={978-989-674-009-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Software and Data Technologies - Volume 1: ICSOFT,
TI - MOBILE COMMUNICATORS FOR DISABLED PEOPLE
SN - 978-989-674-009-2
AU - Laguna M.
AU - González-Baixauli B.
PY - 2009
SP - 5
EP - 12
DO - 10.5220/0002246100050012