Bendix/King KLN 89B General Aviation GPS System Meghan Myers.

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Bendix/King KLN 89B General Aviation GPS System Meghan Myers

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Bendix/King KLN 89B General Aviation GPS System

Meghan Myers

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Initial Usability Problems

Subtle indication of being off course

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Task Analysis

Three tasks Setting a location for direct-to navigation Searching Airport Directory Entering a flight plan

Correct Actions include Using knobs and buttons for multiple actions Entering and exiting modes Viewing multiple screens on the same page

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User Testing

Four users Two MHCI students Two pilots

Two types of problems Page indicator goes unnoticed Text entry mode confuses users

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SolutionKnobs used only to navigate between and within pages(no more text entry or moving the cursor)

Text Entry is handledby alpha-numeric keys(no mode required)

Current page is indicated by its label(not a bar on the screen)

Cursor is moved via its own buttons,positioned close to text-entry keys