Ergonomics and Health Aspects of Work with Computers

Best Paper Award for the Ergonomics and Health Aspects of Work with Computers thematic area, in the context of HCI International 2009, 19-24 July 2009, San Diego, California, USA

Certificate for Best Paper Award of the Ergonomics and Health Aspects of Work with Computers thematic area
conferred to

Hidetoshi Fukui, Satoshi Yonejima, Masatake Yamano, Masao Dohi, Tomonori Nishiki, Mariko Yamada, Toshihiro Fujita
(IDEC Corporation, Japan)

for the paper entitled

"Development of Portable Robotic Operation Terminals to Achieve Increased Safety and Usability and a Study on the Effectiveness of Wireless Terminals"

Presented in the context of HCI International 2009
San Diego, California, USA, 19-24 July 2009

Paper Abstract
"In factory automation (FA) industry, it is essential for the working environment using industrial robots to be provided with measures that assure operator’s safety and good usability of machines. We have studied the operator’s safety and usability of portable robotic operation terminals, and have developed the standardized terminals for one-hand operation suitable to many types of applications. The findings and knowledge we obtained through the development materialized recently as the new two-hand portable robotic operation terminal which is designed ergonomically. In this paper, we report on the new operation terminal which provides excellent operational safety and usability, and also a study on the effectiveness of wireless terminals for improving the usability of entire system."

The full paper is available through SpringerLink, provided that you have proper access rights.