Quantifying Design Exclusion (2003)
Book Chapter
Clarkson, J., Dong, H., & Keates, S. (2003). Quantifying Design Exclusion. In J. Clarkson, S. Keates, R. Coleman, & C. Lebbon (Eds.), Inclusive Design: Design for the Whole Population (422-436). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0001-0

Products make demands of their users which effect their utility and usability. As a result, those users who do not have the capability to use the product are denied access to it. For example, a kettle that is so heavy that a weaker user cannot lift i... Read More about Quantifying Design Exclusion.

Inclusive design: A balance between product demands and user capabilities (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Clarkson, P. J., & Keates, S. (2003, September). Inclusive design: A balance between product demands and user capabilities. Presented at ASME 2003 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Chicago, Illinois, USA

The world population is aging and the number of people who are experiencing a loss of functional capability is also on the increase. There is a need to design ?inclusive? products to accommodate this wider range of capabilities and to develop metrics... Read More about Inclusive design: A balance between product demands and user capabilities.

Multiple haptic targets for motion-impaired computer users (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hwang, F., Keates, S., Langdon, P., & Clarkson, P. J. (2003, April). Multiple haptic targets for motion-impaired computer users. Presented at CHI'03 Human Factors in Computing Systems, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA

Although a number of studies have reported that force feedback gravity wells can improve performance in ?pointand-click? tasks, there have been few studies addressing issues surrounding the use of gravity wells for multiple onscreen targets. This pap... Read More about Multiple haptic targets for motion-impaired computer users.

Developing cognitive capability scale for inclusive product design (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Langdon, P., Keates, S., & Clarkson, P. J. (2003, August). Developing cognitive capability scale for inclusive product design. Presented at International conference on engineering design ICED 03, Stockholm, Sweden

In order to assess capability for product design, we aimed to develop new scales to assess the cognitive capability ranges for individuals by using items from the existing UK ONS scale to construct new scales, re-analysed in terms of cognitive requir... Read More about Developing cognitive capability scale for inclusive product design.

Visualising design exclusion (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Clarkson, P. J., Dong, H., & Keates, S. (2003, August). Visualising design exclusion. Presented at International conference on engineering design ICED 03, Stockholm, Sweden

?Design exclusion? arises when a product cannot be used effectively because of choices made during the design process. Understanding the causes of such design exclusion is essential if better products, which accommodate the widest range of user capab... Read More about Visualising design exclusion.

Usability Considerations in the Design of Handheld Electronic Devices (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gupta, S. P., Keates, S., & Clarkson, P. J. (2003, August). Usability Considerations in the Design of Handheld Electronic Devices. Presented at International conference on engineering design ICED 03, Stockholm, Sweden

Many handheld electronic devices such as cellular phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and TV/video remote controls have become a part our daily life; and in recent years there has been competition amongst manufacturers to introduce increasingl... Read More about Usability Considerations in the Design of Handheld Electronic Devices.

Expansion of logical function in the OR-coincidence system and the transform between it and maxterm expansion. (2003)
Journal Article
Cheng, J., Chen, X., Faraj, K., & Almaini, A. E. A. (2003). Expansion of logical function in the OR-coincidence system and the transform between it and maxterm expansion. IEE proceedings. Computers and digital techniques, 150, 397-402. https://doi.org/10.1049/ip-cdt%3A20030969

Based on the features of coincidence operation, a canonical OR coincidence (COC) expansion of logical functions in the OR-coincidence algebraic system is proposed, and its mapping expression (dj-map) is given. Then two new operations are introduced a... Read More about Expansion of logical function in the OR-coincidence system and the transform between it and maxterm expansion..

Countering design exclusion through inclusive design (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Keates, S., & Clarkson, P. J. (2003, November). Countering design exclusion through inclusive design. Presented at CUU '03 Conference on Universal Usability 2003, Vancouver, BC, Canada

The world population is aging and the number of people who are experiencing a loss of functional capability is also on the increase. There is a need to design ?inclusive? products to accommodate this wider range of capabilities and to develop metrics... Read More about Countering design exclusion through inclusive design.

Power minimization of FPRM functions based on polarity conversion (2003)
Journal Article
Xia, Y., Wu, X., & Almaini, A. E. A. (2003). Power minimization of FPRM functions based on polarity conversion. Journal of Computer Science and Technology, 18(3), 325-331. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02948902

For an n-variable Boolean function, there are 2[to the nth power] fixed polarity Reed-Muller (FPRM) forms. In this paper, a frame of power dissipation estimation for FPRM functions is presented and the polarity conversion is introduced to minimize th... Read More about Power minimization of FPRM functions based on polarity conversion.

Area and power optimization of FPRM function based circuits. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Xia, Y., Ali, B., & Almaini, A. E. A. (2003, May). Area and power optimization of FPRM function based circuits. Presented at 2003 IEEE INternational Symposium on Circuits and Systems

In this paper a frame of power dissipation estimation for FPRM function based circuits is presented and polarity conversion is proposed to optimize power and area for FPRM functions. Based on searching optimized polarity, an optimized algotithm is pr... Read More about Area and power optimization of FPRM function based circuits..

Data Analysis for characterizing microorganisms (2003)
Patent
Soufian, M., & Claydon, M. A. (2003). Data Analysis for characterizing microorganisms

No abstract available.

Using cursor measures to determine appropriate computer input assistance for motion-impaired users (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Clarkson, P., Hwang, F., Keates, S., Langdon, P., & Clarkson, P. J. (2002, October). Using cursor measures to determine appropriate computer input assistance for motion-impaired users. Presented at Conference Proceedings. Second Joint EMBS-BMES Conference 2002 24th Annual International Conference of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Houston, TX, USA

People with motion-impairments can often have difficulty with accurate control of standard pointing devices for computer input. The nature of the difficulties may vary, so to be most effective, methods of assisting cursor control must be suited to ea... Read More about Using cursor measures to determine appropriate computer input assistance for motion-impaired users.

Cursor measures for motion-impaired computer users (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Keates, S., Hwang, F., Langdon, P., Clarkson, P. J., & Robinson, P. (2002, July). Cursor measures for motion-impaired computer users. Presented at ASSETS '02 The 5th ACM SIGCAPH Conference on Assistive Technologies, Edinburgh, Scotland

"Point and click" interactions remain one of the key features of graphical user interfaces (GUIs). People with motion-impairments, however, can often have difficulty with accurate control of standard pointing devices. This paper discusses work that a... Read More about Cursor measures for motion-impaired computer users.

Proceedings of CWUAAT '02, 1st Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and Assistive Technology (CWUAAT), incorporating 4th Cambridge Workshop on Rehabilitation Robotics (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
(2002, March). Proceedings of CWUAAT '02, 1st Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and Assistive Technology (CWUAAT), incorporating 4th Cambridge Workshop on Rehabilitation Robotics. Presented at CWUAAT '02, 1st Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and Assistive Technology (CWUAAT), incorporating 4th Cambridge Workshop on Rehabilitation Robotics, Cambridge, UK

No abstract available.

Cursor characterisation and haptic interfaces for motion-impaired users (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hwang, F., Langdon, P., Keates, S., Clarkson, P. J., & Robinson, P. (2002, March). Cursor characterisation and haptic interfaces for motion-impaired users. Presented at Cambridge workshop on UA and AT ’02, Cambridge, UK

For people with functional impairments, independent control of a computer is often an important part of everyday life. However, in order to be of benefit, computer systems must be accessible. For people with motion-impairments, the keyboard, mouse an... Read More about Cursor characterisation and haptic interfaces for motion-impaired users.

Countering Design Exclusion (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Keates, S., & Clarkson, P. J. (2002, March). Countering Design Exclusion. Presented at Cambridge workshop on UA and AT ’02, Cambridge, UK

Conventional product interfaces present serious difficulties to users with functional impairments. Conditions causing such impairments can occur throughout the life course, affecting all age groups. Certain symptoms, such as reduced hearing, appear w... Read More about Countering Design Exclusion.

Universal access and assistive technology: Proceedings of the Cambridge workshop on UA and AT '02 (2002)
Book
Keates, S., Langdon, P., Clarkson, J., & Robinson, P. (Eds.). (2002). Universal access and assistive technology: Proceedings of the Cambridge workshop on UA and AT '02. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3719-1

The first Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and Assistive Technology (CWUAAT) was held at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, in March 2002. It was inspired by the earlier, highly successful Cambridge Workshops on Rehabilitation Robotics organised by the l... Read More about Universal access and assistive technology: Proceedings of the Cambridge workshop on UA and AT '02.

Gestural interfaces for motion-impaired users (2002)
Book Chapter
Keates, S., Clarkson, P. J., & Robinson, P. (2002). Gestural interfaces for motion-impaired users. In A. Kent, & C. M. Hall (Eds.), Encyclopedia of library and information science. Vol 70. Suppl. 33 (128-149). Marcel Dekker Inc

No abstract available.

Inclusive design diagnosis based on the ONS scales? (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dong, H., Keates, S., & Clarkson, P. J. (2002, March). Inclusive design diagnosis based on the ONS scales?. Presented at 1st Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and Assistive Technology (CWUAAT '02), Cambridge, UK

Designing for a wider range of population has recently been propagated by new design philosophies and approaches such as Universal Design, Design for All and Inclusive Design. Compared with the other two approaches, Inclusive Design approach seems to... Read More about Inclusive design diagnosis based on the ONS scales?.

Quantifying design exclusion (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Clarkson, P., & Keates, S. (2002, March). Quantifying design exclusion. Presented at Cambridge workshop on UA and AT ’02., Trinity Hall, Cambridge

Products make demands of their users which effect their utility and usability. As a result, those users who do not have the capability to use the product are denied access to it. For example, a kettle that is so heavy that a weaker user cannot lift i... Read More about Quantifying design exclusion.