Logging and Visualization of Touch Interactions on Teach Pendants

Clemens Holzmann; Florian Lettner; Christian Johannes Grossauer; Werner Wetzlinger; Paul Latzelsperger; Christian Augdopler

doi:10.1145/2628363.2628429

Logging and Visualization of Touch Interactions on Teach Pendants

Clemens Holzmann, Florian Lettner, Christian Johannes Grossauer, Werner Wetzlinger, Paul Latzelsperger, Christian Augdopler

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Abstract

In industrial automation, there is a growing use of touch panels for controlling and programming machines. Compared to traditional panels with physical buttons, they provide higher flexibility and operating efficiency. A big challenge in the user interface design is their usability, which is directly related to the operator's safety and performance. In this paper, we present a software solution for the acquisition and visualization of user interaction data on teach pendants, which are handheld terminals for teaching robot positions. Interaction data include touch coordinates and navigation sequences, and they are visualized with a heatmap and a graph view, respectively. The design and implementation of the software is based on interviews which we conducted with companies from the automation industry. The painless integration of our software by manufacturers, together with the automated recording and visualisation of user interactions, allow for cost-efficient usability analysis of handheld terminals.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	MobileHCI 2014 - Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services
Publisher	ACM Press
Pages	619-624
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450327718
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2628363.2628429
Publication status	Published - 23 Sept 2014
Event	16th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (MobileHCI 2014) - Toronto, Canada Duration: 23 Sept 2014 → 26 Sept 2014 http://mobilehci.acm.org/2014/

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Name	MobileHCI 2014 - Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services

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Conference	16th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (MobileHCI 2014)
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Toronto
Period	23.09.2014 → 26.09.2014
Internet address	http://mobilehci.acm.org/2014/

Keywords

Interaction logging
handheld terminal
field research
touch heatmap
navigation sequence visualization
Field research
Navigation sequence visualization
Touch heatmap
Handheld terminal

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Holzmann, C., Lettner, F., Grossauer, C. J., Wetzlinger, W., Latzelsperger, P., & Augdopler, C. (2014). Logging and Visualization of Touch Interactions on Teach Pendants. In MobileHCI 2014 - Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (pp. 619-624). (MobileHCI 2014 - Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services). ACM Press. https://doi.org/10.1145/2628363.2628429

Holzmann, Clemens ; Lettner, Florian ; Grossauer, Christian Johannes et al. / Logging and Visualization of Touch Interactions on Teach Pendants. MobileHCI 2014 - Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services. ACM Press, 2014. pp. 619-624 (MobileHCI 2014 - Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services).

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Holzmann, C, Lettner, F, Grossauer, CJ, Wetzlinger, W, Latzelsperger, P & Augdopler, C 2014, Logging and Visualization of Touch Interactions on Teach Pendants. in MobileHCI 2014 - Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services. MobileHCI 2014 - Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, ACM Press, pp. 619-624, 16th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (MobileHCI 2014), Toronto, Canada, 23.09.2014. https://doi.org/10.1145/2628363.2628429

Logging and Visualization of Touch Interactions on Teach Pendants. / Holzmann, Clemens; Lettner, Florian; Grossauer, Christian Johannes et al.
MobileHCI 2014 - Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services. ACM Press, 2014. p. 619-624 (MobileHCI 2014 - Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services).

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Holzmann C, Lettner F, Grossauer CJ, Wetzlinger W, Latzelsperger P, Augdopler C. Logging and Visualization of Touch Interactions on Teach Pendants. In MobileHCI 2014 - Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services. ACM Press. 2014. p. 619-624. (MobileHCI 2014 - Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services). doi: 10.1145/2628363.2628429

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