Essential Uses Cases:

Launching EMACS


   
   Derived from the Activity Scenarios, this Essential Use Case illustrates the simplicity of the interaction between the system and the user. Once again, the goal is to keep the system as simple as possible by intentionally minimizing the amount of interaction between a climber in an extreme environment at the limit of his thinking capabilities and a vital signs monitoring system.

 


User Action

System Response
* Pre-condition:  Climber is wearing sensors and has the required iPAQ device charged.  
   
1) - Secure the iPAQ on the climber's sleeve inside a watertight transparent pocket.  
2) - Hook up the sensors cable to the iPAQ  
3) - Turn on the iPAQ  
  1) iPAQ device loads system software
4) - Log into EMACS  
  2) Climber personal data are displayed
5) - Access the EMACS vital signs monitor window  
  3) The vital signs windows is displayed
  4) Real time vital signs data are recorded
  4) Real time vital signs data are displayed
  5) System is ready to alert climber if data gets out of range.
   
* Post-condition:  EMACS is ready to alert climber if data gets out of range.