ISO 9241-400:2007
ISO 9241-400:2007

ISO 9241-400:2007

February 2007
International standard Current

Ergonomics of human—system interaction — Part 400: Principles and requirements for physical input devices

ISO 9241-400:2006 gives guidelines for physical input devices for interactive systems. It provides guidance based on ergonomic factors for the following input devices: keyboards, mice, pucks, joysticks, trackballs, trackpads, tablets and overlays, touch sensitive screens, styli, light pens, voice controlled devices, and gesture controlled devices. It defines and formulates ergonomic principles valid for the design and use of input devices. These principles are to be used to generate recommendations for the design of products and for their use. It also defines relevant terms for the entire 400 series of ISO 9241. For some applications, e.g. in areas where safety is the major concern, other additional principles may apply and take precedence over the guidance given here.ISO 9241-400:2006 also determines properties of input devices relevant for usability including functional, electrical, mechanical, maintainability and safety related properties. Additionally included are aspects of interdependency with the use environment and software.

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Sécurité, Silver économie, Gestion des risques et SST, Accessibilité, QSE

Publication date

February 2007

Number of pages

35 p.

Reference

ISO 9241-400:2007

ICS Codes

13.180   Ergonomics
35.180   IT terminal and other peripheral equipment

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Sumary
Ergonomics of human—system interaction — Part 400: Principles and requirements for physical input devices

ISO 9241-400:2006 gives guidelines for physical input devices for interactive systems. It provides guidance based on ergonomic factors for the following input devices: keyboards, mice, pucks, joysticks, trackballs, trackpads, tablets and overlays, touch sensitive screens, styli, light pens, voice controlled devices, and gesture controlled devices. It defines and formulates ergonomic principles valid for the design and use of input devices. These principles are to be used to generate recommendations for the design of products and for their use. It also defines relevant terms for the entire 400 series of ISO 9241. For some applications, e.g. in areas where safety is the major concern, other additional principles may apply and take precedence over the guidance given here.

ISO 9241-400:2006 also determines properties of input devices relevant for usability including functional, electrical, mechanical, maintainability and safety related properties. Additionally included are aspects of interdependency with the use environment and software.

Replaced standards (3)
ISO 9241-9:2000
ISO 9241-9:2000
February 2000
International standard Cancelled
Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display therminals (VTDs) - Part 9 : requirements for non-keyboard input devices

La présente partie de l'ISO 9241 fournit les exigences et recommandations pour la conception des dispositifs d'entrée autres que les claviers. Elle traite uniquement des dispositifs pour lesquels les informations ergonomiques publiées à ce jour sont suffisantes.La présente partie de l'ISO 9241 s'applique à plusieurs types de dispositifs d'entrée autres que les claviers conçus pour une utilisation sédentaire. Elle fournit des recommandations fondées sur des facteurs ergonomiques pour les dispositifs d'entrée suivants: souris, souris optiques, manettes, boules roulantes, tablettes et barres graphiques, écrans tactiles, stylets et photostyles. Les recommandations portent sur la conception de ces dispositifs dédiés à des tâches de bureau spécifiques, de manière à prendre en compte les contraintes et les capacités inhérentes à l'utilisateur. La présente partie de l'ISO 9241 spécifie des méthodes permettant de déterminer le degré de conformité, à travers l'observation, les performances, et le mesurage des caractéristiques physiques des différents dispositifs.

ISO 9241-4:1998
ISO 9241-4:1998
August 1998
International standard Cancelled
Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs). Part 4 : keyboard requirements.

ISO 9241-4/AC1:2000
ISO 9241-4/AC1:2000
November 2000
International standard Cancelled
Rectificatif 1 à la norme ISO 9241-4 d'août 1998

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