鍵盤按鍵尺寸與打字效率之研究

A Study of Typing Efficiency to the Ergonomics Keyboard Key Size

賴志純(Chin-Chun Lai)；王君毓(Jun-Yu Wang)

按鍵尺寸 ； 打字效率 ； key size ； typing efficiency

設計研究學報

6期（2013 / 07 / 01）

33 - 46

繁體中文

Keyboard is the most important equipment for computer appliance. However, improper design of keyboard will cause some symptom likeUlnardeviation and Radial deviation. My research goal is discovering the most suitable size of keys to promote the working efficiency as a simple conference. At the beginning, I picked 49 subjects randomly, investigating of the total length, width, the size of the letter key, the index finger width, and thickness of the keyboard. Among all subjects, the letter keys 1.3 * 1.3 cm and 1.5 * 1.5 cm are the most common. Then I chose 18 samples randomly to operating three kinds of keyboard (1.3 * 1.5 cm, 1.2 * 1.4 cm, 1.5 * 1.5 cm) in one minute to the most suitable size of keys.The resultreveals thatthe efficiency of size 1.3 * 1.5 cm and 1.2 * 1.4 cm is similar, but 1.5 * 1.5 cm is obviously typing inefficient. As for typing error rate, there is no significant difference.

Keyboard is the most important equipment for computer appliance. However, improper design of keyboard will cause some symptom likeUlnardeviation and Radial deviation. My research goal is discovering the most suitable size of keys to promote the working efficiency as a simple conference. At the beginning, I picked 49 subjects randomly, investigating of the total length, width, the size of the letter key, the index finger width, and thickness of the keyboard. Among all subjects, the letter keys 1.3 * 1.3 cm and 1.5 * 1.5 cm are the most common. Then I chose 18 samples randomly to operating three kinds of keyboard (1.3 * 1.5 cm, 1.2 * 1.4 cm, 1.5 * 1.5 cm) in one minute to the most suitable size of keys.The resultreveals thatthe efficiency of size 1.3 * 1.5 cm and 1.2 * 1.4 cm is similar, but 1.5 * 1.5 cm is obviously typing inefficient. As for typing error rate, there is no significant difference.

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