Research on Quality-in-use Measurement for Marine Software

Abstract

e-Navigation is used to collect, integrate, exchange, represent and analyze maritime information onboard and ashore by electronic means through the application of information and communication technology to the existing ship navigation technology. In 2014, a strategic implementation plan to realize e-navigation was released and it is expected to be implemented at some point after 2018. Software quality assurances and human-centred design guidelines are one of the key outcomes of the e-navigation SIP. To apply the goal-oriented guidelines, this paper compared the methods on how to measure usability in the standards related to each concept as a way of linkage between the SQA and HCD concepts with a specific focus on the usability. The comparison results showed that HCD-related standards provide measurement methods for particular criteria that are not provided in detail, and the usability of SQA and Quality in use-related standards provides appropriate methods. It was also found that it makes no difference whether the measurement methods of SQA standards for usability evaluation on the software of the equipment developed by applying HCD are used.