The increasing use of complex digital avionics systems has resulted in the aircraft pilot making ever greater use of keyboards. The designer has comparatively little coherent information of guidance to help him select the optimal physical and functional characteristics of the keyboard, but current technology gives him a very wide choice. Much of the literature available in the early 1980s relates to studies based on static ground environments and, although there is some evidence derived from studies of aircraft, the majority of the ergonomics data relevant to keyboard design is not easily generalized to the airborn environment. A review of the current military standards underlines this as they are brief and they are not always rigidly adhered to in practice. The factors which are likely to affect keying performance are discussed and the state of ergonomics knowledge in the area reviewed.
Aircraft keyboard ergonomics: a review
Ergonomie der Flugzeuginstrumentierung - ein Ueberblick
Displays Technology and Applications ; 4 , 2 ; 97-104
1983
8 Seiten, 63 Quellen
Article (Journal)
English
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