Hwang, F., Keates, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-2826-672X, Langdon, P. and Clarkson, P. J. (2002) Using cursor measures to determine appropriate computer input assistance for motion-impaired users. In: Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint. IEEE, pp. 2437-2438. ISBN 0-7803-7612-9 ISSN 1094-687X (Print), 23-26 October 2002 Houston, Texas, USA (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.2002.1053363)

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Abstract

People with motion-impairments can often have difficulty with accurate control of standard pointing devices for computer input. The nature of the difficulties may vary, so to be most effective, methods of assisting cursor control must be suited to each user's needs. The work presented here involves a study of cursor trajectories as a means of assessing the requirements of motion-impaired computer users. A new cursor characteristic is proposed that attempts to capture difficulties with moving the cursor in a smooth trajectory. A study was conducted to see if haptic tunnels could improve performance in "point and click" tasks. Results indicate that the tunnels reduced times to target for those users identified by the new characteristic as having the most difficulty moving in a smooth trajectory. This suggests that cursor characteristics have potential applications in performing assessments of a user's cursor control capabilities which can then be used to determine appropriate methods of assistance.

Item Type:	Conference Proceedings
Title of Proceedings:	Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint
Additional Information:	[1] Conference held in Houston, Texas, USA, 23-26 October 2002 [2] Acknowledgements (funding): This work is supported by the Canadian Cambridge Trust, NSERC, and EPSRC. [3] Copyright: © 2002 IEEE
Uncontrolled Keywords:	using cursor measures to determine computer input assistancee motion-impaired users, motion-impaired, cursor, haptic, force-feedback, computer input, pointing device
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science
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Last Modified:	14 Oct 2016 09:31
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/12960

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