TY - JOUR
T1 - Modulation of postural sway during manual aiming
AU - Riley, Michael A.
AU - Black, David P.
AU - Stoffregen, Thomas A.
AU - Balasubramaniam, Ramesh
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - We examined the modulation of postural sway during performance of a supra-postural aiming task. Participants aimed a laser pointer at a large, medium, or small target located 1.5 m away. There were two aiming conditions: (1) participants held the laser pointer, or (2) the laser pointer was attached to the body using a belt. Participants stood either directly facing the target or facing the target with the head, but with the body facing the side. Postural sway variability was measured. Sway variability decreased with decreasing target size, but the decrease depended upon whether the pointer was held or attached, the direction participants faced, and on the direction of postural motion. The results showed that postural variability was modulated in order to meet the precision, manual, and directional constraints imposed by the aiming task. Implications for human-computer interaction via aiming are discussed.
AB - We examined the modulation of postural sway during performance of a supra-postural aiming task. Participants aimed a laser pointer at a large, medium, or small target located 1.5 m away. There were two aiming conditions: (1) participants held the laser pointer, or (2) the laser pointer was attached to the body using a belt. Participants stood either directly facing the target or facing the target with the head, but with the body facing the side. Postural sway variability was measured. Sway variability decreased with decreasing target size, but the decrease depended upon whether the pointer was held or attached, the direction participants faced, and on the direction of postural motion. The results showed that postural variability was modulated in order to meet the precision, manual, and directional constraints imposed by the aiming task. Implications for human-computer interaction via aiming are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1177/154193120104502716
DO - 10.1177/154193120104502716
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:0442325600
SN - 1071-1813
SP - 1931
EP - 1934
JO - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
JF - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
T2 - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 45th Annual Meeting
Y2 - 8 October 2001 through 12 October 2001
ER -