Dissertation/ Thesis

A human factors evaluation of selected touch entry devices

Bibliographic Details
Title: A human factors evaluation of selected touch entry devices
Authors: Schulze, Lawrence John Henry
Contributors: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
Publisher Information: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Publication Year: 1983
Collection: VTechWorks (VirginiaTech)
Subject Terms: LD5655.V855 1983.S384, Computer terminals -- Interactive terminals, Video display terminals
Description: Five commercially available touch entry devices (TEDs) were the subject of a four-phase comprehensive assessment. Phase I consisted of the quantification of CRT-TED optical quality involving photometric measurements. Phase II involved the measurement and analysis of interactive operator performance in three generic tasks. Phase II was followed by the recording of subjective assessments of TED utility (Phase III). In Phase IV correlational analyses were conducted to relate CRT-TED system optical quality to the interactive performance measures and subjective assessments of TED utility collected in Experiment 1 of Phases II and III. A methodology for determining display quality of CRTTED systems in a quantitative manner as well as the operational and subjective utility of TEDs is presented. The results point out that large difference in resolution and noise levels exist among the various TEDs examined. Four of the devices tended to reduce overall display resolution and three reduced display noise levels. Large differences in interactive operator performance scores and ratings of subjective utility exist as well. There is some relationship between CRT-TED optical quality and both operator performance and subjective assessments of TED utility. Moreover, the suggested quantifications of the findings should facilitate comparisons among other touch entry device systems. ; M.S.
Document Type: thesis
File Description: xviii, 351 leaves; application/pdf
Language: English
Relation: OCLC# 11050473; http://hdl.handle.net/10919/106008
Availability: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/106008
Rights: In Copyright ; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Accession Number: edsbas.43CEECB6
Database: BASE
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