Visual performance on synchronous and asynchronous peripheral target detection tasks

Human Factors and Ergonomics In Manufacturing

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 197-210

  Chan, H S ^a   Courtney, Alan J ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; INSPECTION; VISION;

ASYNCHRONOUS TARGET PRESENTATION; PERIPHERAL TARGET DETECTION TASKS; PERIPHERAL TARGETS; SYNCHRONOUS TARGET PRESENTATION;

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

EID: 0031168077     PISSN: 10908471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6564(199722)7:3<197::AID-HFM3>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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