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Showing 1 to 20 of 45 for “"Input Devices"”.
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Usability of immersive virtual reality input devices
… conducts a usability analysis of human interface devices within an Immersive Virtual Reality Environment. The analysis is carried out for two different interface devices, a commercially available Intersense<sup> ©</sup> Wand and a home built pinch glove and wireless receiver. Users were asked to …
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An experimental protocol for the evaluation of graphic input devices in microgravity
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1986.
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Effects of Chemical Protective Clothing on Task Performance using Wearable Input Devices
… clothing affects task performance with wearable input devices. As a result, a study was conducted to address this issue and offer recommendations to enhance the compatibility of chemical protective clothing and wearable input devices. Sixteen active-duty soldiers performed a text-entry task with …
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Beyond input devices : a new conceptual framework for the design of physical-digital objects
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Media Arts & Sciences, 1998.
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An empirically developed system for the selection of input devices for users with physical disabilities
The selection of an input method to allow computer access by persons with disabilities is currently done by trained personnel; however, the selection process is unsystematic, subjective, and plagued with problems. This research has attempted to develop a systematic method, based on objective …
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Comparing the effects of traditional, VR, and custom-made input devices on usability, cognitive load, and presence on virtual laparoscopic tasks : investigating the potential of low-cost, consumer-level VR technology for medical simulation and training through laparoscopy simulation
Digital simulators are essential in medical education, allowing to train procedures that are otherwise impossible or difficult to recreate in real life. Laparoscopy training, a procedure that allows a surgeon to access the inside of the abdomen using a laparoscope, has been based on videos, …
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Context Sensitive Interaction Interoperability for Distributed Virtual Environments
The number and types of input devices and related interaction technique types are growing rapidly. Innovative input devices such as game controllers are no longer used just for games, propriety consoles and specific applications, they are also used in many distributed virtual environments, …
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Hook-ups : how youth learn through creating physical computer interfaces
… support children in creating physical computer input devices for computer programs they write. This project introduces a new approach to learning-through-design by providing opportunities for children to engage in both physical and computational design concurrently. This thesis describes the …
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Development of a 3-D pen input device
… IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) of the pen-type input devices. With the core topic of obtaining the acceleration while correcting integration errors, there are four subsidiary research questions relating to the pentype input devices. First question is how to segment a stroke from the tip of the …
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Investigation of user interface design guidelines to make the computer accessible to mentally retarded adults
… use a personal computer and, if so, the input devices preferred and the user interface design factors to be considered when designing or selecting interactive applications for this population. Participants in the three-phase study were men and women aged 25-60 living in group homes …
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Interactive exploration of historic information via gesture recognition
… exhibits often struggle to �nd appropriate input devices that enable intuitive control, permitting the visitors to engage e�ectively with the content. Recently motion sensing input devices like the Microsoft Kinect or Panasonic D-Imager have become available enabling gesture based control of …
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Design, Implementation, and Performance Study of an Open Source Eye-Control System to Pilot a Parrot AR.Drone Quadrocopter
… is more direct when compared to artificial input devices like a keyboard and mouse. Though natural user interface devices might not perform as well as standard input devices for certain applications, for other applications they are now the de facto standard. A new user interface that is …
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Use of computer technology by the elderly
… technology interface. State-of -the-art computer input devices are evaluated and an ergonomic analysis is made about the interface. Finally, a new design concept is developed to solve the problems and complications arising from the aging process in terms of accessibility, safety, efficiency, …
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Experiences with the Mobile Interactive Learning Table: a custom table for education
… study comparing gameplay using different input devices were conducted.
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Pass-Go, a new graphical password scheme
… user selects intersections on a grid as a way to input a password. While offering an extremely large password space (256 bits for the most basic scheme), our scheme provides acceptable usability, as empirically demonstrated by, to the best of our knowledge, the largest user study (167 subjects …
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Control interface for a high velocity teleoperated robot
… describes the collection of software and input devices used by an operator to interact with a microrover that is not within sight. A microrover is a small, lightweight, robotic vehicle, often less than a meter in length, used to provide a mobility platform for mounting a variety of …
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MediaJacket : an integrated clothing based personal communications system
… in fabric based conductive embroidered input devices has created the opportunity for the next generation of wearable computing. This thesis presents a preliminary attempt to develop a wearable, multi-purpose, extensible, IP device that uses flexible fabric based circuitry for its user …
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Timetrees: a branching-time structure for modeling activity and state in the human-computer interface
… behavioral representation and a formal model of input devices, and techniques for analysis of behavioral specifications—provide examples of the model's utility.
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Multi-signal processing for voice recognition in noisy environments
One of the main input devices to computerized systems is Voice Recognition Systems (VRS). VRS is best suited for applications where job functions require more than two hands to be performed. The performance of VRS is highly dependent on the environment's noise. The higher the noise level the lower …
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Jester: A Device Abstraction and Data Fusion API for Skeletal Tracking
… personal computers have relied on 2D mice for input because 3D user tracking systems were cumbersome and expensive. Recently, 3D input hardware has become accurate and affordable enough to be marketed to average consumers and integrated into niche applications. Presently, 3D application …
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