Animated Graphics-based Training Support Method and Prototype Tool for Bug Fixing of Extended Place/Transition Nets

Authors
Tomohiko Takagi1, *, Shogo Morimoto2, Yuki Ue2, Yoshiro Imai1
1
Department of Engineering and Design, Faculty of Engineering and Design, Kagawa University, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa 761-0396, Japan
2
Division of Reliability-based Information Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kagawa University, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa 761-0396, Japan
*
Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]
Corresponding Author
Tomohiko Takagi
Received 15 October 2018, Accepted 22 November 2018, Available Online 30 March 2019.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2991/jrnal.k.190402.001
Keywords
Training support; software modeling; place/transition net; bug fixing
Abstract
This paper describes an animated graphics-based training support method for bug fixing of Extended Place/transition Nets (EPNs), and illustrates a prototype tool that the core of the method has been implemented into. The prototype tool gives a trainee a faulty EPN and its animated graphics. The motion of the animated graphics is synchronized with the motion of the faulty/fixed EPN. Therefore, it is expected that a trainee can intuitively understand the EPN, and smoothly try to fix its bug. The result of bug fixing is checked by the prototype tool. The discussion based on trial application of the prototype tool reveals its effectiveness and challenges for the future.

Copyright
© 2019 The Authors. Published by ALife Robotics Corp. Ltd.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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