Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering

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2013 journal article

Effect of aging on inter-joint synergies during machine-paced assembly tasks

EXPERIMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH, 231(2), 249–256.

By: X. Xu*, J. Qin*, R. Catena*, G. Faber* & J. Lin*

author keywords: Upper extremity movement; Motor coordination; Uncontrolled manifold (UCM); Redundancy
MeSH headings : Adult; Aged; Aging / physiology; Aging / psychology; Algorithms; Analysis of Variance; Biomechanical Phenomena; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Elbow Joint / anatomy & histology; Elbow Joint / physiology; Female; Humans; Joints / anatomy & histology; Joints / physiology; Middle Aged; Movement / physiology; Psychomotor Performance / physiology; Shoulder Joint / anatomy & histology; Shoulder Joint / physiology; Upper Extremity / anatomy & histology; Upper Extremity / physiology; Work; Wrist Joint / anatomy & histology; Wrist Joint / physiology; Young Adult
TL;DR: The results indicated that the synergies of upper extremity movement may not be impaired for machine-paced tasks as people age, in line with a recently proposed theory that for natural tasks, aging people did not have impairment in the ability to organize upper extremities movement into synergies. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

The error of L5/S1 joint moment calculation in a body-centered non-inertial reference frame when the fictitious force is ignored

JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, 46(11), 1943–1947.

By: X. Xu*, G. Faber*, I. Kingma*, C. Chang* & S. Hsiang*

author keywords: Lifting; Linked segment model; Centrifugal force; Coriolis force
MeSH headings : Adult; Biomechanical Phenomena; Ergonomics; Humans; Joints / physiology; Lifting; Lumbar Vertebrae / physiology; Male; Models, Biological; Movement / physiology; Sacrum / physiology; Young Adult
TL;DR: The results indicate that applying a linked segment model with respect to a body-centered non-inertial reference frame will result in overestimating the peak L5/S1 joint moments of the coronal plane, sagittal plane, and transverse plane during lifting tasks by 78%, 2%, and 59% on average, respectively. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Shoulder joint loading and posture during medicine cart pushing task

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 10(8), 446–454.

By: X. Xu*, J. Lin* & J. Boyer*

MeSH headings : Adult; Female; Friction; Humans; Middle Aged; Occupational Exposure / analysis; Physical Exertion; Posture; Shoulder Joint / physiology
TL;DR: A laboratory experiment was conducted to examine the effects of common factors on shoulder joint moment and shoulder elevation angle of participants during cart pushing, finding that shoulder joint loading while pushing a medical cart is comparable to levels previously reported from heavy manual activities encountered in industry. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 conference paper

Virtual exertions: Physical interactions in a virtual reality CAVE for simulating forceful tasks

International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

By: C. Radwin R. G., P. K. B., . K. & R. Tredinnick

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Touch screen performance by individuals with and without motor control disabilities

APPLIED ERGONOMICS, 44(2), 297–302.

By: K. Chen*, A. Savage*, A. Chourasia*, D. Wiegmann* & M. Sesto*

author keywords: Touch screen; Performance; Disability
MeSH headings : Adult; Cerebral Palsy / physiopathology; Cerebral Palsy / psychology; Equipment Design / psychology; Essential Tremor / physiopathology; Essential Tremor / psychology; Female; Humans; Huntington Disease / physiopathology; Huntington Disease / psychology; Male; Middle Aged; Movement Disorders / physiopathology; Movement Disorders / psychology; Multiple Sclerosis / physiopathology; Multiple Sclerosis / psychology; Parkinson Disease / physiopathology; Parkinson Disease / psychology; Patient Preference; Task Performance and Analysis; Time Factors; Touch; User-Computer Interface
TL;DR: Investigation of the effects of button and gap size on performance by individuals with varied motor abilities indicated that as button size increased, there was a decrease in misses, errors, and time to complete tasks. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Effect of sitting orientation on touchscreen performance, touch characteristics, user preference, and workload

IIE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors, 1(4), 235–245.

By: A. Chourasia*, C. A.*, B. K.* & M. Sesto*

TL;DR: The touchscreen performance findings from this study are applicable to touchscreen interface design for users with and without upper extremity motor control disabilities, and the touch characteristics findings are useful for ergonomists quantifying forces involved in touchscreen operation. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Effect of Sitting or Standing on Touch Screen Performance and Touch Characteristics

HUMAN FACTORS, 55(4), 789–802.

By: A. Chourasia*, D. Wiegmann*, K. Chen*, C. Irwin* & M. Sesto*

author keywords: performance; workload; force; disability; touch screen
MeSH headings : Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Posture / physiology; Psychomotor Disorders / physiopathology; Psychomotor Performance / physiology; Touch / physiology; User-Computer Interface
TL;DR: Standing affects performance at smaller button sizes, and for participants with and without motor-control disabilities, standing led to greater exerted force and impulse. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 conference paper

Brain-computer interface supported collaborative work: Implications for rehabilitation

2013 35th annual international conference of the ieee engineering in medicine and biology society (embc), 269–272.

By: . nam n, J. Lee n & S. Bahn n

MeSH headings : Adult; Brain-Computer Interfaces; Cooperative Behavior; Electroencephalography / methods; Evoked Potentials, Visual / physiology; Female; Fourier Analysis; Humans; Male; Rehabilitation; Spectrum Analysis; Task Performance and Analysis; Time Factors
TL;DR: Investigation of BCI-supported collaborative work found differences in performance and brain activity between when a pair of users performs a task jointly with each other and when they do alone only through means of their brain activity. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 conference paper

Real-time traffic congestion management and deadlock avoidance for vehicular ad hoc networks

2013 10th International Conference on High Capacity Optical Networks and Enabling Technologies (HONET-CNS), 223–227.

By: S. Hussain n, A. Odeh n, A. Shivakumar n, S. Chauhan n & K. Harfoush n

TL;DR: A novel protocol to guide vehicles to their destinations while managing congestion and avoiding deadlock situations in urban city grids is introduced and results reveal that vehicles enjoy reduced travel times even during rush hours and in the presence of collisions. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 article

Mitigating Biases in Time-to-Contact Judgments with Cockpit Displays of Traffic Information

2013 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEMS, MAN, AND CYBERNETICS (SMC 2013), pp. 4231–4236.

author keywords: cockpit automation; aircraft pilot performance; human factors in display design
TL;DR: A flight simulation experiment was conducted to assess cockpit automation for mitigating the effects of a distance bias in time-to-contact judgments on converging intruders, and it was concluded that both the perceptual cue format and velocity data tags support superior performance as compared with conventional displays. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 article

Evaluation of a Virtual Reality and Haptic Simulation of a Block Design Test

2013 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEMS, MAN, AND CYBERNETICS (SMC 2013), pp. 882–887.

By: M. Clamann n, W. Ma n & D. Kaber n

author keywords: haptic interfaces; virtual reality; psychomotor test
TL;DR: A prototype VR and haptic-based system was developed to replicate established testing protocols, facilitate automated test scoring, and produce quantitative test output and the VR-haptic simulation was found to represent a viable psychomotor test and training method. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 article

Assessing Goal-Directed Three-Dimensional Movements in a Virtual Reality Block Design Task

2013 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEMS, MAN, AND CYBERNETICS (SMC 2013), pp. 3739–3744.

By: W. Jeon n, M. Clamann n, D. Kaber n & N. Currie n

author keywords: Virtual reality; submovement structure; cursor trajectory; block design task; motor learning
TL;DR: Findings indicate a greater degree of fine motor skill was required for performance of the psychomotor control task, and supports the use of high resolution kinematic measures as reliable predictors ofPsychomotor task performance. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Locating Traffic Sensors on a Highway Network Models and Algorithms

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD, (2339), 30–38.

By: F. Sayyady n, Y. Fathi n, G. List n & J. Stone n

TL;DR: A new Lagrangian heuristic algorithm is presented for solving large instances of this problem when a budget constraint is imposed and it is shown that this algorithm provides solutions for large-scale networks within reasonable execution times. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Testing and Validation of a Psychophysically Defined Metric of Display Clutter

JOURNAL OF AEROSPACE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 10(8), 359–368.

By: D. Kaber n, K. Kaufmann n, A. Alexander*, S. Kim*, J. Naylor*, L. Prinzel*, C. Pankok n, G. Gil n

TL;DR: Although a tunnel (highway in the sky) feature also contributed to clutter, pilots achieved higher navigation system failure detection rates when the tunnel was used, and displays including synthetic vision system features were perceived as significantly more cluttered than those without. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Measuring Situation Awareness in Virtual Environment-Based Training

MILITARY PSYCHOLOGY, 25(4), 330–344.

By: D. Kaber n, J. Riley*, M. Endsley*, M. Sheik-Nainar*, T. Zhang* & D. Lampton*

author keywords: situation awareness measurement; military operations; virtual reality; simulation and training
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Influence of Flight Domain and Cockpit Display Dynamics on Pilot Perceived Clutter

JOURNAL OF AEROSPACE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 10(12), 550–559.

By: D. Kaber n, J. Naylor*, G. Gil n, C. Pankok n & S. Kim*

TL;DR: The clutter measures demonstrated to be highly sensitive to aviation display and domain conditions and indicated that human information processing considerations in aviation display design coupled with attention to the visual characteristics of display features may provide an effective basis for mitigating potential effects of clutter on pilot performance. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Estimating the cost of no-shows and evaluating the effects of mitigation strategies

Medical Decision Making, 33(8), 976–985.

By: B. Berg, M. Murr, D. Chermak, J. Woodall, M. Pignone, R. Sandler, B. Denton

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

A Logarithmic Method for Reducing Binary Variables and Inequality Constraints in Solving Task Assignment Problems

INFORMS JOURNAL ON COMPUTING, 25(4), 643–653.

author keywords: task assignment problem; binary variables; mixed-integer programming problem
TL;DR: This study proposes a new logarithmic method that significantly reduces the numbers of binary variables and inequality constraints in solving task assignment problems and demonstrates that the proposed method is superior to other known methods of this kind for solving large-size TAPs. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
10. Reduced Inequalities (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Validation of a Haptic-Based Simulation to Test Complex Figure Reproduction Capability

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON HUMAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS, 43(6), 547–557.

author keywords: Computer simulation; haptic interfaces; neuropsychological assessment; Rey-Osterrieth complex figure
TL;DR: Results demonstrated the simulator to be sensitive to functional differences between dominant and nondominant hand use, and computerized scoring software appeared to be valid for generating ROCF scores, which were consistent with manual scores determined by a trained rater for the same drawing stimuli. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Assortment and inventory decisions with multiple quality levels

Annals of Operations Research, 211(1), 301–331.

By: M. Mayorga n, H. Ahn* & G. Aydin

author keywords: Assortment planning; Inventory management; Consumer choice models
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

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