Workload estimation of handwriting tasks using time series of pen pressure

Pen comfort is an important factor in selection of pen for handwriting. In handwriting, a pen receives an impact when it contacts to paper placed on a desk. To hold the pen, fingers have to resist the impact. The greater impact, the grater mechanical workload on fingers associated with the grip stre...

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Main Authors: Akisue KURAMOTO, Kazuki HIRANAI, Akihiko SEO
Format: Article
Language:Japanese
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2020-06-01
Series:Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/transjsme/86/887/86_19-00416/_pdf/-char/en
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description Pen comfort is an important factor in selection of pen for handwriting. In handwriting, a pen receives an impact when it contacts to paper placed on a desk. To hold the pen, fingers have to resist the impact. The greater impact, the grater mechanical workload on fingers associated with the grip strength to hold. Therefore, time series data of pen pressure is supposed to indicate the physical workload in handwriting task. As a preliminary step for the pen comfort evaluation, this study aims to evaluate the physical workload in handwriting tasks using time series of pen pressure. To judge whether pen tip contacts with paper, a probabilistic analysis method of time-series pen pressure was built first. Next, several indices of impacts such as average pen pressure and duration per stroke, and number of touchdowns per second were calculated. Finally, the product of the indices was defined as the normalized physical workload. For multiple four-character idioms with different stroke counts, pen pressure was recorded and the indices and the evaluation value were calculated. The results indicate that the normalized physical workload was larger in writing idioms with longer duration per stroke. In holding and moving a pen against the paper, it is considered that keeping pen pressure requires larger workload than resisting fluctuation of the pen pressure.
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spelling doaj.art-6e3ab47cc3ea48a7a16abf0a66ffe68e2022-12-22T02:52:21ZjpnThe Japan Society of Mechanical EngineersNihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu2187-97612020-06-018688719-0041619-0041610.1299/transjsme.19-00416transjsmeWorkload estimation of handwriting tasks using time series of pen pressureAkisue KURAMOTO0Kazuki HIRANAI1Akihiko SEO2Faculty of Systems Design, Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityGraduate School of Systems Design, Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityFaculty of Systems Design, Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityPen comfort is an important factor in selection of pen for handwriting. In handwriting, a pen receives an impact when it contacts to paper placed on a desk. To hold the pen, fingers have to resist the impact. The greater impact, the grater mechanical workload on fingers associated with the grip strength to hold. Therefore, time series data of pen pressure is supposed to indicate the physical workload in handwriting task. As a preliminary step for the pen comfort evaluation, this study aims to evaluate the physical workload in handwriting tasks using time series of pen pressure. To judge whether pen tip contacts with paper, a probabilistic analysis method of time-series pen pressure was built first. Next, several indices of impacts such as average pen pressure and duration per stroke, and number of touchdowns per second were calculated. Finally, the product of the indices was defined as the normalized physical workload. For multiple four-character idioms with different stroke counts, pen pressure was recorded and the indices and the evaluation value were calculated. The results indicate that the normalized physical workload was larger in writing idioms with longer duration per stroke. In holding and moving a pen against the paper, it is considered that keeping pen pressure requires larger workload than resisting fluctuation of the pen pressure.https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/transjsme/86/887/86_19-00416/_pdf/-char/enphysical workloadhandwritingpen pressurebinary bayes filterimpulsefour character idiom6dof force and torque sensor
spellingShingle Akisue KURAMOTO
Kazuki HIRANAI
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Workload estimation of handwriting tasks using time series of pen pressure
Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu
physical workload
handwriting
pen pressure
binary bayes filter
impulse
four character idiom
6dof force and torque sensor
title Workload estimation of handwriting tasks using time series of pen pressure
title_full Workload estimation of handwriting tasks using time series of pen pressure
title_fullStr Workload estimation of handwriting tasks using time series of pen pressure
title_full_unstemmed Workload estimation of handwriting tasks using time series of pen pressure
title_short Workload estimation of handwriting tasks using time series of pen pressure
title_sort workload estimation of handwriting tasks using time series of pen pressure
topic physical workload
handwriting
pen pressure
binary bayes filter
impulse
four character idiom
6dof force and torque sensor
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