The performance of computer input devices in a vibration environment

Ergonomics

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 478-490

  Lin, Chiuhsiang Joe ^a   Liu, Chi No ^b   Chao, Chin Jung ^c   Chen, Hung Jen ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fitts' Law; Input device; Mouse; Touch screen; Trackball; Vibration environment

Indexed keywords

FITTS' LAW; INPUT DEVICES; TOUCH SCREEN; TRACKBALLS; VIBRATION ENVIRONMENT;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; KNOBS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER TERMINAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; VIBRATION;

ADULT; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; COMPUTER TERMINALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; VIBRATION;

EID: 77950873906     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130903528186     Document Type: Article

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