Towards a Model-based Toolchain for Remote Configuration and Maintenance of Space-aware Systems

Jan Olaf Blech, Peter Herrmann, Ian Peake, Heinz Schmidt

2015

Abstract

We present work towards a toolchain that combines our existing tools Reactive Blocks and BeSpaceD with our remote collaboration and visualization facility VxLab. Software development in areas such as oil and gas, mining or automation is subject to remote configuration and maintenance of installations. Different reasons are driving this trend including difficult accessibility of remote sites and outsourcing to offsite experts or due to cheaper labor costs. Here, we concentrate on work towards remote configuration, installation and maintenance of the software controlling these installations and their spatial constraints.

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Olaf Blech J., Herrmann P., Peake I. and Schmidt H. (2015). Towards a Model-based Toolchain for Remote Configuration and Maintenance of Space-aware Systems . In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering - Volume 1: ENASE, ISBN 978-989-758-100-7, pages 331-336. DOI: 10.5220/0005454703310336


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@conference{enase15,
author={Jan Olaf Blech and Peter Herrmann and Ian Peake and Heinz Schmidt},
title={Towards a Model-based Toolchain for Remote Configuration and Maintenance of Space-aware Systems},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering - Volume 1: ENASE,},
year={2015},
pages={331-336},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005454703310336},
isbn={978-989-758-100-7},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering - Volume 1: ENASE,
TI - Towards a Model-based Toolchain for Remote Configuration and Maintenance of Space-aware Systems
SN - 978-989-758-100-7
AU - Olaf Blech J.
AU - Herrmann P.
AU - Peake I.
AU - Schmidt H.
PY - 2015
SP - 331
EP - 336
DO - 10.5220/0005454703310336