Effect of keyswitch design of desktop and notebook keyboards related to key stiffness and typing force

Ergonomics

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 996-1012

  Bufton, Marcia J ^a   Marklin, Richard W ^a   Nagurka, Mark L ^a   Simoneau, Guy G ^b  

^a Marquette University   (United States)

^b MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer keyboard; Computer keys; Typing; Typing force

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER KEYBOARDS; LAPTOP COMPUTERS; OPTIMIZATION; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

NOTEBOOK KEYBOARD; OVERSTRIKE FORCE; RUBBER-DOME DESKTOP KEYBOARD; SPRING-COLUMN DESKTOP KEYBOARD; TYPING FORCE;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

RUBBER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERGONOMICS; FATIGUE; FINGER; FORCE; HUMAN; KEYBOARD; RIGIDITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; WORD PROCESSING;

EID: 33745536695     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130600577437     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. American National Standards Institute/Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. (1988) American national standard for human factors engineering of visual display terminal workstation, 100-1988. In. Available online at: http://www.hfes.org/Publications/ANSI-HFS-100.html
2. Armstrong, T. and Foulke, J. and Martin, B. and Gerson, J. and Rempel, D. (1994) Investigation of applied force in alphanumeric keyboard work Journal of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, 55, pp. 30-35.
3. Feuerstein, M. and Armstrong, T. and Hickey, P. and Lincoln, A. (1997) Computer keyboard force and upper extremity symptoms Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 39, pp. 1144-1153.
4. Gerard, M. and Armstrong, T. and Foulke, J. and Martin, B. (1996) Effects of key stiffness on force and development of fatigue while typing American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, 57, pp. 849-854.
5. Gerard, M. and Armstrong, T. and Franzblau, A. and Martin, B. and Rempel, D. (1999) The effects of keyswitch stiffness on typing force, finger electromyography, and subjective discomfort American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, 60, pp. 762-769.
6. Gerard, M. and Armstrong, T. and Martin, B. (2002) Short and long term effects of auditory feedback on typing force, EMG and comfort while typing Applied Ergonomics, 33, pp. 129-138.
7. Ikei, Y. and Wakamatsu, K. and Fukuda, S. (1997) Vibratory tactile display of image-based texture IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, 17, pp. 53-61.
8. Liu, K. (1999) Design of a test rig for measurement of stiffness and damping characteristics of computer keyboard keys. In. Milwaukee WI: Marquette Univerisity. Master's thesis
9. Lundervold, A. (1958) Electromyographic investigations during typing Ergonomics, 1, pp. 226-233.
10. Martin, B. and Armstrong, T. and Foulke, J. and Natarajan, S. and Klinenberg, E. and Serina, E. and Rempel, D. (1994) Finger forces during computer keyboard work part I: Relation of keyboard reaction force to finger flexor muscles surface EMG Occupational Health and Safety, 2, pp. 198-200.
11. Martin, B. and Armstrong, T. and Fouke, J. and Natarajan, S. and Klinenberg, E. and Serina, E. and Rempel, D. (1996) Keyboard reaction force and finger flexor electromyograms during computer keyboard work Human Factors, 38, pp. 654-664.
12. Mayzner, M. and Tresselt, M. (1965) Tables of single-letter and diagram frequency counts for various word-length and letter-position combinations Psychonomic Monograph Supplements, 1, pp. 13-33.
13. Nagurka, M. and Marklin, R. (2005) Measurement of stiffness and damping characteristics of computer keyboard keys Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, 127, pp. 283-288.
14. Nagurka, M. and Marklin, R. and Liu, K. Design of a test rig for measurement of stiffness and damping characteristics of computer keyboard keys. Proceedings of the 1999 American Control Conference San Diego CA June 2-41999. In [pp. 1749-1753].
15. Rempel, D. and Gerson, J. Fingertip forces while using three different keyboards. Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 35th Annual Meeting San Francisco CA September 2-61991. In [pp. 253-255].
16. Sommerich, C. and Marras, W. and Parnianpour, M. (1996) A quantitative description of typing biomechanics Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 6, pp. 33-55.