Use of force plate instrumentation to assess kinetic variables during touch screen use

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Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 453-460

  Irwin, Curtis B ^a   Yen, Thomas Y ^a   Meyer, Robert H ^a   Vanderheiden, Gregg C ^a   Kelso, David P ^a   Sesto, Mary E ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Force; Impulse; Touch screen; Usability

Indexed keywords

CEREBRAL PALSY; FORCE; FORCE PLATE; HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS; HUMAN PERFORMANCE; IMPULSE; KINETIC CHARACTERISTICS; KINETIC DATA; KINETIC INFORMATION; KINETIC VARIABLES; MOTOR CONTROL; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; TOUCH SCREEN; UBIQUITOUS TECHNOLOGY; USABILITY; USABILITY STUDIES;

INSTRUMENTS; RATING; USABILITY ENGINEERING; USER INTERFACES;

KINETICS;

EID: 80255140457     PISSN: 16155289     EISSN: 16155297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10209-011-0218-z     Document Type: Article

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