Improved link analysis method for user interface design - modified link table and optimisation-based algorithm

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	Improved link analysis method for user interface design - modified link table and optimisation-based algorithm
	Lin, Cheng-Jhe 1; Wu, Changxu 1,2
刊名	BEHAVIOUR & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
	2010
卷号	29 期号:2 页码:199-216
关键词	link analysis interface design accessibility optimisation
ISSN号	0144-929X
英文摘要	Link analysis (LA) is one of most widely used methods in user interface design to arrange control elements on user interfaces. However, traditional LA method is insufficient for evaluating transitional cost associated with accessibility (the easiness for the operator to reach certain control element on the interface) and the link table commonly used contains no directional information for assessing difficulty. To address these two problems, an improved LA method based on a modified link table and a branch-and-bound algorithm is proposed in this study. A case study on a simplified control interface of a boiling water reactor (BWR) in a real-world nuclear control system was exemplified to elucidate the improved method and an experiment was conducted to validate the effectiveness of the method in improving users' performance time. The results showed that the total completion time (CT) and the completion time of accessibility-associated operations were significantly shorter on the interface modified by the improved method than by the traditional LA method, while the difference of the completion time of proximity-associated operations between the two interfaces was non-significant. Therefore, although the traditional LA method can significantly ameliorate the random interface by optimising the proximity between control elements, the improved method can further improve the CT by optimally trading off the accessibility and proximity. The method can be applied to the interface which requires physical movements between the user and the interface and within the interface, especially touch screen and control panels.
收录类别	SCI ; SSCI
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000275160400009
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.psych.ac.cn/handle/311026/13712]
专题	心理研究所_中国科学院心理研究所回溯数据库(1956-2010)
作者单位	1.SUNY Buffalo, Dept Ind & Syst Engn, Buffalo, NY 14260 USA 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, Beijing 100864, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Lin, Cheng-Jhe,Wu, Changxu. Improved link analysis method for user interface design - modified link table and optimisation-based algorithm[J]. BEHAVIOUR & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY,2010,29(2):199-216.
APA	Lin, Cheng-Jhe,&Wu, Changxu.(2010).Improved link analysis method for user interface design - modified link table and optimisation-based algorithm.BEHAVIOUR & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY,29(2),199-216.
MLA	Lin, Cheng-Jhe,et al."Improved link analysis method for user interface design - modified link table and optimisation-based algorithm".BEHAVIOUR & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 29.2(2010):199-216.