This thesis is about software testing and mainly focused on performance testing of web applications. The introductory chapters outline problems of testing, identification of key issues, explanation of general concepts and software quality, differences between desktop and web application testing and finally - performance testing. Then, there is chosen a web application suitable for testing (Kentico CMS 6) and comparison of existing tools for performance and load testing. One of them (Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate Edition) is chosen for the further testing. Therefore, several test scenarios are designed and implemented (including demonstration of creating, editing and debugging, extending with plug-ins, maintaining, running in a distributed environment, etc.). Finally, there are introduced testing reports and suggestions for the further testing.

This master's thesis deals with process management, especially the general principles that lead to improvements in company processes. It's looking for methods to facilitate the identification and description processes. There are those applications that have just the identification and description of the process easier. Following is a description of the practical implementation of this application to Microsoft SharePoint.

This thesis deals with recognition of vehicles with image captured by one camera. The image is always taken as a front view of a vehicle passing one specific place in case of various lighting conditions. The aim is to implement classification method with regard to robustness, reliability and computional complexity. The method is implemented in Mircosoft Visual Studio 2013 using the OpenCV library.

The main goal of this master‘s thesis was to create software solution suitable for measuring and results processing of regularity rally races and to create supplementary web application. The measuring application was created using integrated development environment Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 and c# programming language. For application to work correctly, it was necessary to create a database model, using MySQL relational database management system. The measuring application can work both with local and remote database server. Web application allows user to see various data including results of racing events or tournaments, data are being fetched from the MySQL database. There was an option to explore existing circuit racing software Vola Timing Circuit – Pro for inspiration.

This independent work includes refactoring a website application. In simpler sense, it means modernizing existing code by increasing its quality and making it more understandable; to exchange old knowledge of methods and concepts into something that is more relevant to its time. This refactoring has also meant to transform the UI into something that is more appealing, and more userfriendly. The website that has gone through the refactoring is Nordyr (”https://nordyr.com/”). Nordyr is a Nordic Film & Series Database that shares information about Nordic films and tv-series, and everyone involved. They also offer social tools such as user profiles and various tools to simplify the exploration and interaction between Nordic movies and consumers. This was made possible by using vanilla PHP, JavaScript/jQuery, and the MariaDB database for information storage and management. The implementation of the refactoring meant retaining PHP for the backend, but applying the Laravel framework, and likewise for JavaScript, but applying ReactJS (a powerful JavaScript library). Nordyr retains MariaDB for its information storage and management, however, its SQL queries have been adapted to Laravel’s query-builder and Eloquent ORM, which means that the majority of SQL queries have been rewritten and the majority of data tables are now represented by models. The restructuring of Nordyr has shown that the website now has the ability to scale better, and the development environment will also be more pleasant for those involved. / Det här självständiga arbetet har innefattat att omstrukturera en hemsida. Det innebär i enklare mening att modernisera kod och öka dess kvalité; att byta ut äldre kunskaper om metoder och koncept till något som anses vara av mer relevans för sin tid. Refaktoreringen har också inneburit att dess UI gjorts om till att bli mer tilltalande och användarvänlig. Hemsidan som gått igenom refaktoreringen är Nordyr (”https://nordyr.com/”). Nordyr är en Nordisk Film- & Serie-databas som delar information om nordiska filmer och tv-serier och alla inblandade. De erbjuder även sociala verktyg som användarprofiler och diverse verktyg för att förenkla upptäckandet och interaktionen mellan nordiska titlar och konsumenter. Detta gjordes möjligt med hjälp av vanilj PHP, JavaScript/jQuery, och databasen MariaDB för informationslagring och hantering. Genomförandet av refaktoreringen innebar att behålla PHP för backend men tillämpa ramverket Laravel, och likaså för frontend, JavaScript stod kvar men ReactJS (”JavaScript bibliotek”) tillämpades. Nordyr behåller MariaDB, men dess förfrågningar i SQL har anpassats till Laravels query-builder och Eloquent ORM, vilket innebar att majoriteten av SQL frågor skrivits om och majoriteten av tabeller representeras nu av modeller (”Models”). Omstruktureringen av Nordyr har visat på att hemsidan nu har förmågan att skala bättre, och utvecklingsmiljön kommer även bli mer behaglig för de inblandade.

This project is focused on software design and implementation. This software represents a generator of web information system source code developed in ASP.NET 2.0. The information system requires the SQL database. The source code generated by this application is the base of the next development in Visual Studio 2008. This project inspects similar generators too.

Examensarbetet som detaljeras i denna rapport är utfört på uppdrag av företaget Xperdi AB, designautomationsexperter vars önskemål med projektet var en demonstration av effekten avdesignautomation. Projektförslaget innefattar utveckling och användningen av ett automationsramverk för automatisk generering av unika hydraulcylindermodeller efter specifika designkrav. För att genomföra arbetet har olika verktyg och metoder kombinerats. Modellens delkomponenter konstruerades i CAD-programmet SolidWorks och kompletterades med nödvändiga data för att förbereda CAD-filerna för konfiguration. XCC (Xperdi CAD Configurator) är ett konfigurationsverktyg som hanterar datan från CAD och erbjuder extern styrning och konfiguration av CAD-modellen. För att automatisera konfigurationen som möjliggörs av XCC har ett gränssnitt för designval och olika verkställande operationer skapats i programmet Visual Studio, med tillhörande kod skriven i det objektorienterade språket Visual Basic. Koden i Visual Studio kommunicerar med XCC och innehåller konfigurativa instruktioner för modellen baserat på valda inputs, men även direkt med SolidWorks för verkställandet av specifika SolidWorks-funktioner. Projektet har resulterat i en anpassningsbar hydraulcylindermodell vars specifikationer styrs från gränssnittet, med funktionalitet för automatisk generering av hålbilder och ritningar för samtliga unika konfigurationer i designrymden. Även tidsvinsterna av designautomation har undersökts. Resultaten indikerar att arbetet med att upprätta ett automationsramverk har betydande fördelar, dels med avseende på hastigheten av designändringar som uppmätts, dels med avseende på mervärdet som tillkommer vid reduktion av repetitivt arbete. Dock tas i beaktning att fördelarna av designautomation bör vägas mot resursinvesteringarna som krävs. / The thesis detailed in this report was carried out on behalf of the company Xperdi AB, designautomation experts whose goal for the project was to demonstrate the effectiveness of designautomation. The project proposal includes development and use of an automation framework for automatic generation of unique hydraulic cylinder models based on specific design requirements. To execute the work, various tools and methods were combined. The model's subcomponents were constructed in the CAD program SolidWorks and supplemented with the necessary data to prepare the CAD files for configuration. XCC (Xperdi CAD Configurator) is a configuration tool that manages data from CAD and offers external control and configuration of the CAD model. To automate the configuration enabled by XCC, an interface for design choices and various executive operations was created in the Visual Studio program, with accompanying code written in the object-oriented language Visual Basic. The code in Visual Studio communicates with XCC and contains configurative instructions for the model based on selected inputs, as well as directly with SolidWorks to perform specific SolidWorks functions. The project has resulted in an adaptive hydraulic cylinder model whose specifications are controlled from the interface, with functionality for automatic generation of hole patterns and drawings for all unique configurations in the design space. The time savings of design automation have also been examined. The results indicate that the work of establishing an automation framework has significant benefits, both in terms of the speed of design changes measured and the added value that comes from reducing repetitive work. However, it should be noted that the benefits of design automation should be weighed against the resource investments required.

This report explains the need to develop a configuration manager that handles transmission equipment which exists in the Swedish Defence telecommunications network. The configuration module will display the configurations and compatibility among the equipment and their software which are all part of the network. Also included in this report are tools, methods and results for the development of a prototype for the configuration manager. The prototype consists fundamentally of a database assisted by a user friendly website. The transmission equipment handles a lot of important transmission of information and is in the hands of a department of SAAB, OFGCA, by orders from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV). Within the work included in this order exists a continuous update of both software and hardware which the equipment consists of. Therefore it’s highly important that there is a monitoring of which of the software and hardware is compatible with one another, ensuring that the functions of the system work properly. The consistent updating has resulted in compatibility issues between components and because of this, a need for a configuration manager has arisen. / Den här rapporten uttrycker behovet av att ta fram en konfigurationsmodul för transmissionsutrustningar som ingår i Försvarets telenät (FTN). Konfigurationsmodulen ska mätta ett behov av att kunna se konfigurationerna och kompatibilitet för de utrustningar samt dess programvaror som ingår i telenätet. Rapporten inkluderar även verktyg, metoder och resultat för framtagningen av en prototyp till konfigurationsmodulen. Prototypen består i grunden av en databas med en tillhörande, interaktionsvänlig, hemsida. Transmissionsutrustningarna hanterar en mängd viktig informationsöverföring och en avdelning på Saab, OFGCA, ansvarar för dessa på uppdrag av Försvarets materialverk (FMV). I arbetet som uppdraget innebär pågår en ständig uppdatering av både mjuk- och hårdvara som utrustningarna består av. Det innebär att det är mycket viktigt att det utförs övervakning av vilka mjuk- och hårdvaruversioner som är kompatibla. Detta för att säkerställa att systemets funktioner fungerar korrekt. Den ständiga uppdateringen har medfört kompatibilitetsproblem mellan komponenter och därför har det växt fram ett behov av att ta fram en konfigurationsmodul.

Магистерская диссертация посвящена разработке информационно-моделирующей системы зажигательного горна агломерационной машины. Результатом работы является проектирование и программная реализация информационно-моделирующей системы зажигательного горна агломерационной машины. В ходе работы произведен анализ и формализация существующей методики расчета конструкции зажигательного горна, на основе которого был реализован проект создания информационно-моделирующей системы. Созданная в результате работы система позволяет проводить расчеты агломерационной шихты, горения твердого топлива, горения природного газа, периодов зажигания, а также выбор горелочных устройств и обоснования высоты горна. Предусмотрен вывод основных расчетных показателей в табличном виде с возможностью настройки отдельных показателей и предварительного просмотра отчета. Использование разработанной информационной системы позволяет существенно сократить временные затраты, повысить эффективность процессов проектирования новых и анализа эффективности существующих конструкций зажигательного горна агломерационных машин. / The master's thesis is devoted to the development of an information-modeling system of an incendiary hearth of an agglomeration machine. The result of the work is the design and software implementation of the information-modeling system of the incendiary furnace of the sinter machine. In the course of the work, an analysis and formalization of the existing methodology for calculating the design of the incendiary hearth was made, on the basis of which the project of creating an information-modeling system was implemented. The system created as a result of the work makes it possible to carry out calculations of the sinter charge, solid fuel combustion, natural gas combustion, ignition periods, as well as the choice of burner devices and justification of the height of the hearth. The output of the main calculated indicators is provided in a table form with the ability to configure individual indicators and preview the report. Using the developed information system can significantly reduce time costs, increase the efficiency of new design processes and analyze the effectiveness of existing incendiary furnaces of sinter machines.

Магистерская диссертация посвящена разработке web-приложения решения задачи оптимизации состава многокомпонентной плавильной шихты. В ходе работы рассмотрены основные этапы разработки программного обеспечения: анализ предметной области; создание архитектуры программного обеспечения; разработка алгоритмического обеспечения и справочной документации; подготовка дистрибутива. В процессе выполнения работы реализованы все цели и задачи, стоящие перед проектом. Основными пользователями системы являются специалисты инженерно-технологического персонала доменных цехов, студенты. Научная новизна полученных в работе результатов заключается в применении нового метода эффективной организации и ведения специализированного алгоритмического и программного обеспечения решения задачи оптимизации расчета многокомпонентной плавильной шихты, ориентированного на повышение эффективности управления процессами получения качественных сплавов с использованием современных методов обработки информации: использование гибкой методологии разработки (Agile) и таск-трекера Atlassian JIRA для ведения проекта, взаимодействия с заказчиком во время разработки, отслеживания ошибок, визуального отображения задач и мониторинга процесса их выполнения; функциональное моделирование процессов для реализации web-приложения решения задачи оптимизации затрат на перевозку продукции на основе методологии IDEF0 и средства реализации Ramus Educational; использование методики коллективного владения программным кодом на основе сервиса (удаленного репозитория) Atlassian Bitbucket. Практическая значимость результатов заключается в том, что разработанное программное обеспечение позволит: производить расчёт оптимального состава многокомпонентной плавильной шихты; инженерно-технологическому персоналу литейных цехов металлургических предприятий сократить время на выполнение расчетов состава многокомпонентной плавильной шихты за счет реализации эргономичного web-интерфейса; специалистам отдела сопровождения информационных систем предоставляет условия для снижения трудозатрат на сопровождение, совершенствование и развитие системы с учетом пожеланий пользователей. Результаты работы могут быть использованы также в учебном процессе для обучения бакалавров и магистрантов по направлению «Информационные системы и технологии». / The master's thesis is devoted to the development of a web application for solving the problem of optimizing the composition of a multicomponent melting mixture. In the course of the work, the main stages of software development were considered: analysis of the subject area; creation of software architecture; development of algorithmic support and reference documentation; distribution kit preparation. In the process of performing the work, all the goals and objectives of the project have been realized. The main users of the system are specialists of the engineering and technological personnel of blast-furnace shops, students. The scientific novelty of the results obtained in the work lies in the application of a new method of effective organization and maintenance of specialized algorithmic and software for solving the problem of optimizing the calculation of a multicomponent melting charge, focused on increasing the efficiency of control of the processes of obtaining high-quality alloys using modern information processing methods: use of flexible development methodology (Agile) and the Atlassian JIRA task tracker for project management, interaction with the customer during development, tracking errors, visual display of tasks and monitoring the process of their implementation; functional modeling of processes for the implementation of a web-application for solving the problem of optimizing the costs of transportation of products based on the IDEF0 methodology and Ramus Educational tools; using the method of collective ownership of the program code based on the service (remote repository) Atlassian Bitbucket. The practical significance of the results lies in the fact that the developed software will allow: to calculate the optimal composition of the multicomponent melting mixture; to the engineering and technological personnel of foundries of metallurgical enterprises to reduce the time for performing calculations of the composition of a multicomponent melting mixture by implementing an ergonomic web interface; for specialists of the information systems support department, it provides conditions for reducing labor costs for maintaining, improving and developing the system, taking into account the wishes of users. The results of the work can also be used in the educational process for training bachelors and undergraduates in the direction of "Information systems and technologies".