Usability of pointing devices for office applications in a moving off-road environment

被引：14

作者：

Baldus, Thorsten ^{[1
]}

Patterson, Patrick ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] John Deere Prod Engn Ctr, Waterloo, ON 50613, Canada

[2] Texas Tech Univ, Lubbock, TX 79409 USA

来源：

APPLIED ERGONOMICS | 2008年 / 39卷 / 06期

关键词：

pointing devices; off road; office applications;

D O I：

10.1016/j.apergo.2008.01.004

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

Three pointing devices (mouse, touch pad, touch screen) were evaluated for usability with a Windows (TM)-style menu selection task while in a moving off-road environment. A pilot study determined which commercially available devices had the potential to promote good performance in the environment. Eighteen subjects performed a series of complex pointing tasks that simulated the use of a standard application in a moving tractor. The devices were also rated for subjective usability. The mouse and the touch screen produced the best performances, with the mouse receiving the best subjective usability ratings. The participants had a significantly lower performance with the touch pad, which also received lower ratings in the subjective usability ratings. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：671 / 677

页数：7