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10--Human Factors Engineering
Fic 10-13 --Top Shape coding Two sets of knobs for levers that are distinguishable by touch alone Bottom Texture coding Ten texture codings that can be distinguished
Courtesy Deportment of the Air Force, Wnght-Patterson AFB Top W O Jenkms, Psychological Research on Equip ment DesignResearch Report 19, 1947 Bottom / V Bradley, "Tactual Coding of Cylindrical Knobs " Tech Report 59-182, 1959
their location For example, all brakes on forklift trucks can be placed on the left side regardless of model Location coding can also be achieved by piovidmg a minimum distance between controls
The advantages of coding by location aie the same as those foi shape and textuie Dis advantages include
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1 Limited number of contiols that can be identified
2 Increased space requirements 3 Identification not as certain as xvith other
types of coding
Colob Color may also be used as a cod-
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