| dc.description.abstract | This Master's thesis concerns the further development of FieldOpt, a petroleum field optimization software, in close collaboration with the Petroleum Cybernetics Group at NTNU. This particular part of the development has been about creating a graphical user interface(GUI) for configuring FieldOpt driver files. As the present way of configuring was insufficient, especially in terms of user-friendliness, we wanted to present a new and better solution that hopefully satisfy users on a whole different level.
The thesis idea originates from PhD student Einar Baumann's recommandation on further work for FieldOpt, from his master's thesis. The development is in addition based upon the structure of the JSON driver file created by Baumann.
We present the utilities like software, structure, and library, in addition to an introduction to user interfaces and design guidelines used during the development. This is followed by the established system requirements; what should be required and expected of the system together with the necessary functionalities. And then the GUI design and interface elements are presented. Based on this, we have designed and implemented an interface, and presented the result. We have evaluated the result by comparing the solution to the requirements and guidelines set for this GUI. Some reflection on the process and solution is also included in this report.
This thesis has resulted in a solution that has the potential to be the FieldOpt driver configuration interface, but is not a fully functioning interface. However, at the current state we think it has facilitated and laid the foundation for further development and finalization of the interface that will help users to easily configure FieldOpt driver files. | |
