Fit for Humans: A New Look for the Finite Intersection Test

The recent introduction of microcomputers to the business and research communities has vastly increased the population of users exposed to general purpose software programs. These users, however, often lack the level of sophistication and computer expertise characterized by those who interact with minicomputers or mainframes, making the development of user-friendly general purpose software very challenging. This paper describes the conversion of a multivariate statistical software package from operation on a mainframe computer to a microcomputer and the redesign of its human-computer interface, allowing the program to be employed by a more diverse user population.

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A General-Purpose Software for Menu Design of CAD Projects

13th Computers in Engineering Conference ◽

10.1115/cie1993-0074 ◽

1993 ◽

Author(s):

Y. C. Pao

Keyword(s):

Software Package ◽

Computer Programs ◽

General Purpose ◽

Final Report ◽

Sample Design ◽

Main Menu ◽

Sample Application ◽

User Friendly ◽

Four Bar Linkage ◽

General Purpose Software

Abstract A software package MenuCAD has been developed for the general need of designing menu-driven, user-friendly CAD computer programs. The main menu is formatted similar to the major contents in the final report of the design project including Contents, Analysis, Sample Design Cases, Illustrations and Tables, References, and Program Listings. Sub-menus are further divided into items delineating the steps involved in the design. Screen help messages are provided for design of the main menu and sub-menus interactively and for applying the arrow keys on the keyboard to select a sub-menus and a particular item in the sub-menu in order to execute a desired design step. MenuCAD builds the framework, its user has to supplement with a subroutine ExecItem for describing the special features and for directing how each design step should be executed in the project. A CAD design of four-bar linkage project is presented as a sample application of this package.

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High Definition Systems Usability Test Tool (HUTT): A Human-Computer Interface Prototyping Tool

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting ◽

10.1177/154193129303701512 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 37 (15) ◽

pp. 1040-1040

Author(s):

Christopher C. Heasly ◽

Lisa A. Dutra ◽

Mark Kirkpatrick ◽

Thomas L. Seamster ◽

Robert A. Lyons

Keyword(s):

Rapid Prototyping ◽

Human Factors ◽

General Purpose ◽

Computer Interface ◽

Human Computer Interface ◽

High Definition ◽

Test Tool ◽

Usability Test ◽

Operator Console

The High Definition Systems Usability Test Tool (HUTT) was developed to demonstrate and assess different human-computer interface (HCI) concepts for generic operator console positions within an advanced naval tactical display environment. To facilitate a “rapid prototyping” approach to interface development, HUTT was developed as a general purpose tool. The HUTT can be used by the human factors engineer as a rapid prototyping tool enabling quick construction and evaluation of alternative interface concepts. Changes to the organization and operation of a prototype can be made quickly, ensuring that more time can be spent on evaluation as compared to development. The demonstration will focus on the uses and operation of the HUTT. Demonstration participants will be shown how to develop, install and modify the OSF/Motif compliant graphics (pull-down menu structure and window contents) and the functionality of the HUTT to reflect changes in interface concepts.

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The Finite Intersection Test: A New Multivariate Statistical Technique Applicable to the Evaluation of Complex Systems

Proceedings of the Human Factors Society Annual Meeting ◽

10.1177/1071181380024001118 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 453-457 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

John M. Reising ◽

P.R. Krishnaiah

Keyword(s):

Statistical Technique ◽

System Evaluation ◽

Finite Intersection ◽

Multivariate Statistical ◽

Human Machine Interaction ◽

Single Measure ◽

Simultaneous Comparison ◽

Machine Systems ◽

Machine Interaction ◽

Intersection Test

In complex human-machine systems, multidimensional behavior is required of the operator. Consequently, there is no commonly-accepted, single measure of operator performance which can be utilized to determine the efficiency of the human-machine interaction. Because the behavior is multidimensional, multivariate statistics must be used to analyze the multiple measures gathered during system evaluation. While multivariate analogues to analysis of variance (ANOVA) exist, there are also a number of candidate multivariate analogues to the post-ANOVA simultaneous comparison tests. This paper describes a newly developed multivariate, simultaneous comparison test–Finite Intersection Test (FIT)–and provides an example of FIT's application to the analysis of multivariate data.

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A user-friendly wearable single-channel EOG-based human-computer interface for cursor control

2015 7th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering (NER) ◽

10.1109/ner.2015.7146685 ◽

2015 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

A. M. S. Ang ◽

Z. G. Zhang ◽

Y. S. Hung ◽

J. N. F. Mak

Keyword(s):

Single Channel ◽

Computer Interface ◽

Human Computer Interface ◽

Cursor Control ◽

User Friendly

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Interface Design of the Location-Based M-Tourism Application

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.302.658 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 302 ◽

pp. 658-662

Author(s):

Kuo Wei Su ◽

Chao Hung Wang ◽

Po Hung Chen ◽

Yi Ying Wu

Keyword(s):

Global Positioning System ◽

Interface Design ◽

Mobile Internet ◽

Location Based Services ◽

Computer Interface ◽

Positioning System ◽

Human Computer Interface ◽

Gps Technology ◽

Global Positioning ◽

User Friendly

Along with the development of smartphones and tablets world-widely, and the progress of mobile internet and Wi-Fi hotspots, users can acquire information via mobile devices anytime and anywhere.In recent years, Taiwan's tourism is flourishing, more and more foreign travelers come to visit Taiwan.Therefore, providing a user-friendly M-tourism system for foreign travelers can help them to experience more during traveling.We referred the theories of human-computer interface design to develop our M-tourism system—the LBS M-tourism Application.This system not only provides online traveling information, but integrates with location-based services (LBS). The LBS M-tourism Application can use global positioning system (GPS) technology, and provide traveling information or services to the user based on his/ her present location.

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