Performance and comfort when using motion-controlled tools in complex tasks

Communications in Computer and Information Science

Volumn 174 CCIS, Issue PART 2, 2011, Pages 335-339

  Heber, Ines Ann ^a   Oehl, Michael ^b   Sutter, Christine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

^c RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fitts' Law; Human computer interaction; input devices; repetitive strain injury

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX TASK; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FITTS' LAW; HIGH GAIN; HUMAN MOTOR; INPUT DEVICES; INTERACTION TOOLS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOUSE USAGE; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; TASK DIFFICULTY; TRACKBALLS;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MAMMALS;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 79960419784     PISSN: 18650929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-22095-1_68     Document Type: Conference Paper

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