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@article{citeulike:4369652, abstract = {In order to solve the problem of the arrangement of letters on a computer keyboard, an abstract representation of a keyboard is introduced and an evaluation function taking account of ergonomic criteria is proposed. It results in a new optimization problem that we name the keyboard arrangement problem. Based on the generic framework of Ant Colony optimization, an algorithm is developed and applied to this problem. New effective keyboard arrangements are deduced for several languages. Comparisons are made with standard manually optimized keyboards.}, author = {Eggers, J.}, citeulike-article-id = {4369652}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0377-2217(02)00489-7}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0377-2217(02)00489-7}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www2.cs.science.cmu.ac.th/seminar/2546/MAYMAY_/}, day = {01}, doi = {10.1016/S0377-2217(02)00489-7}, issn = {03772217}, journal = {European Journal of Operational Research}, keywords = {keyboard}, month = {August}, number = {3}, pages = {672--686}, posted-at = {2009-04-20 19:31:03}, priority = {0}, title = {Optimization of the keyboard arrangement problem using an Ant Colony algorithm}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0377-2217(02)00489-7}, volume = {148}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4369652 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4369652 N2 - In order to solve the problem of the arrangement of letters on a computer keyboard, an abstract representation of a keyboard is introduced and an evaluation function taking account of ergonomic criteria is proposed. It results in a new optimization problem that we name the keyboard arrangement problem. Based on the generic framework of Ant Colony optimization, an algorithm is developed and applied to this problem. New effective keyboard arrangements are deduced for several languages. Comparisons are made with standard manually optimized keyboards. IS - 3 JF - European Journal of Operational Research SN - 03772217 EP - 686 TI - Optimization of the keyboard arrangement problem using an Ant Colony algorithm VL - 148 SP - 672 KW - keyboard AU - Eggers, J PY - 2003/08/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0377-2217(02)00489-7 ER -