A model for optimal design of keyboards

Shaul P. Ladany

doi:10.1016/0305-0548(75)90027-1

A model for optimal design of keyboards

Shaul P. Ladany

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The problem of optimal design of keyboards in which the various characters have to be allocated to given keys is stated as a Zero-One Quadratic Assignment Model. The solution depends on the joint probability distribution of the two-string combinations of the characters that describe the input data, and on key servicing time data which can be compiled from MTM standards. A first feasible solution can be derived from a linear assignment approximation. This approximation, when based on the existing estimates of the exact service times might be used as a low cost indicator whether the full optimization should be pursued.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	55-59
Number of pages	5
Journal	Computers and Operations Research
Volume	2
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-0548(75)90027-1
State	Published - 1 Jan 1975
Externally published	Yes

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General Computer Science
Modeling and Simulation
Management Science and Operations Research

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