Touch displays: the effects of palm rejection technology on productivity, comfort, biomechanics and positioning

Ergonomics

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1850-1862

  Camilleri, Matt J ^a   Malige, Ajith ^a   Fujimoto, Jeffrey ^a   Rempel, David M ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

gesture interaction; shoulder; tablet; touchscreen; wrist

Indexed keywords

GESTURE INTERACTION; INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY; LABORATORY STUDIES; REACTION FORCES; SHOULDER LOADS; TABLET; TOUCHSCREEN; WRIST;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; SHOULDERS (ROAD);

PRODUCTIVITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER TERMINAL; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PRODUCTIVITY; SHOULDER; TASK PERFORMANCE; TOUCH; WRIST; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; COMPUTER TERMINALS; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; SHOULDER; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TOUCH; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WRIST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890425087     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2013.847211     Document Type: Article

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