A new method for describing search patterns and quantifying visual load using eye movement data

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 249-257

  Chi, Chia Fen ^a   Lin, Fang Tsan ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b Shu Teh Junior College of Technology and Commerce   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

eye movements; search pattern; visual load

Indexed keywords

EYE MOVEMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

HUMAN VISUAL SEARCH PATTERNS; VISUAL LOADS; WEIGHTED SEARCH AREA (WSA);

VISION;

ARTICLE; ERGONOMICS; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

EID: 0031106815     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(96)00003-0     Document Type: Article

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