Evaluating the motions of a semi-submersible platform with respect to human response

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 193-201

  Lewis, Christopher H ^a   Griffin, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Motion sickness; Off shore structures; Vibration

Indexed keywords

HUMAN REACTION TIME; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; PERSONNEL; PROBABILITY; SEMISUBMERSIBLES; STANDARDS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

CREW; MOTION INDUCED INTERRUPTIONS; MOTION SICKNESS;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; DRILL; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MOTION SICKNESS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OFFSHORE OIL INDUSTRY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; TIME; VIBRATION;

EID: 0031171099     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(96)00065-8     Document Type: Article

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