Effects of Neutral Posture on Muscle Tension During Computer Use

This study focused on developing a new approach to seated work positions as conducted on 67 office workers who use a Visual Display Terminal (VDT) as a major function of their working day. Muscle tension was measured by surface electromyography (sEMG) while participants were asked to adopt 4 selected working postures. Pain was measured before and after ergonomic intervention on the Nordic scale, which was modified for this study. Adjustable workstations were used to place participants in desired positions during the clinical testing sessions and the extended intervention period. Results indicate the effects of this ergonomic intervention may have positive effects on muscle tension and pain, significant enough to encourage employers to implement training and workstation modifications following these guidelines.     

A Comparison of VDT Workstation Adjustment Methods by Evaluating and Optimizing VDT Operator’s Seated Posture

Three methods of visual display terminal (VDT) workstation adjustment were compared in this study in order to investigate their effects on the operator’s seated posture. The first two methods were adjustments made both with and without any suggestion on the correct seated posture. The third method was an adjustment after which the workstation settings were initially set according to the results recommended by the IntelAd computer program. Ten male and 5 female participants were asked to readjust a VDT workstation until their most comfortable seated posture was obtained. When comparing the final seated postures to the ones ergonomically recommended, it was found that the workstation adjustment assisted by the computer program yielded the best result, followed by the adjustment without any suggestion on the seated posture, and then the adjustment with a suggestion on the seated posture. Furthermore, factors such as gender and typing skill level were not found to have any significant influence on the results.     

基于存储示波器的PS/2键盘电磁截获研究

计算机键盘有用信号电磁截获的传统方法是基于宽带接收机完成的,这种方法较复杂且需要较多的设备和空间。为使键盘截获技术向小型化和实用化过渡,提出了使用基于软件无线电的解码技术及基于存储示波器全频谱远场截获。首先,基于频谱对比的方法对有用信号的频段进行初判,然后对截获的全频域信号中包含有敏感信息的频段基于软件无线电的方法进行带通滤波和解调。最后,使用一种能够精确判别按键信息的解码方法,通过预先设计的程序来实现信息的截获。实验结果表明计算机键盘有用信号电磁截获实现实用化和小型化是有一定可行性的,并且能够得到比较精确的结果。     

The input efficiency of chord keyboards

This study focused on an innovative mobile input device model that integrated ergonomic design principles to create a chord keyboard for use in concert with pointing devices. We conducted usability tests to demonstrate the operating performances of such keyboards using keys with four characters per key. Twelve right-handed subjects between the ages of 20 and 30 years and with no wrist disability participated in the usability tests. We analyzed the resulting data to compare the differences among the means. The results indicated that keyboards with multiple characters per key created some confusion among users but that keys with multiple characters per key nonetheless resulted in better input performance.