TY - GEN
T1 - A study on movement compatibility for lever control and circular display with computer simulated test
AU - Chan, W. H.
AU - Chan, Alan H. S.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Using computer simulated tests, this study examined direction-of-motion stereotypes and response times for different configurations of lever controls and circular displays. Quantitative measures of the strength and reversibility of stereotypes were used to analyze the effects of pointer position, direction of turn instruction, and control plane on movement compatibility. The results showed that strong and significantly reversible stereotypes were obtained for horizontal and vertical levers, at the 12 and 9 o'clock pointer positions, respectively. Response times were generally longer when there were no clear movement stereotypes. In the analysis of contributions of component principles to overall stereotypes, the results were explained in terms of a number of common control operating principles. Based on the experimental findings, recommendations for check reading or resetting purposes are that the pointer should be placed at 12 and 9 o'clock positions for the horizontal and vertical levers, respectively. Both the levers and the display should be positioned in the frontal plane. Due to weak response preferences and low reversibility, vertical and horizontal levers were found not suitable for use with other control/display configurations tested here. This study provided useful design guidance for improving the design of control panels used in person-machine interfaces.
AB - Using computer simulated tests, this study examined direction-of-motion stereotypes and response times for different configurations of lever controls and circular displays. Quantitative measures of the strength and reversibility of stereotypes were used to analyze the effects of pointer position, direction of turn instruction, and control plane on movement compatibility. The results showed that strong and significantly reversible stereotypes were obtained for horizontal and vertical levers, at the 12 and 9 o'clock pointer positions, respectively. Response times were generally longer when there were no clear movement stereotypes. In the analysis of contributions of component principles to overall stereotypes, the results were explained in terms of a number of common control operating principles. Based on the experimental findings, recommendations for check reading or resetting purposes are that the pointer should be placed at 12 and 9 o'clock positions for the horizontal and vertical levers, respectively. Both the levers and the display should be positioned in the frontal plane. Due to weak response preferences and low reversibility, vertical and horizontal levers were found not suitable for use with other control/display configurations tested here. This study provided useful design guidance for improving the design of control panels used in person-machine interfaces.
KW - Circular display
KW - Lever control
KW - Movement compatibility
KW - Reversibility
KW - Stereotype
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M3 - RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication)
SN - 9789889867133
SP - 625
EP - 629
BT - Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science
T2 - International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists 2006, IMECS 2006
Y2 - 20 June 2006 through 22 June 2006
ER -