Biomechanical analysis of the user's movements during tactile interaction: Postures of older aged users' wrists

Lilian Genaro Motti Ader, Nadine Vigouroux, Philippe Gorce

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Abstract

With the emergence of devices equipped with touchscreen, it is necessary to understand the difficulties older aged adults find for executing the gestures of tactile interaction in order to prevent the digital exclusion of this group of users. The association of the analysis of the users' movements to the study of their interaction with touchscreen provide additional information for the interpretation of the results. In the present study, we recorded the movements of older and younger adults during interaction with a tablet, horizontally placed on a desk. We identified differences in the characteristics of the postures of the users' wrists, particularly a greater angular amplitude for older participants which could explain the longer times and the increased number of errors for this group of users. In this paper, we discuss the usability of tactile interaction from an ergonomic perspective.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIHC 2017 - Proceedings of the 16th Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems
EditorsLara Schibelsky Godoy Piccolo, Luciana A. M. Zaina, Roberto Pereira, Isabela Gasparini
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
ISBN (Electronic)9781450363778
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 Oct 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event16th Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems, IHC 2017 - Joinville, Brazil
Duration: 23 Oct 201727 Oct 2017

Publication series

NameACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Conference

Conference16th Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems, IHC 2017
Country/TerritoryBrazil
CityJoinville
Period23/10/1727/10/17

Keywords

  • Movement analysis
  • Older aged adults
  • Tactile interaction
  • Touchscreen
  • Wrist articulation

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