Aircraft control forces and EMG activity: Comparison of novice and experienced pilots during simulated take-off and landing

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 745-751

  Hewson, David J ^a,b   McNair, Peter J ^a   Marshall, Robert N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b RNZAF Base Auckland   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aircraft control forces; EMG; Flight simulator; Motor learning; Skill

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRPLANE PILOT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SIMULATION;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; THIGH; TIME FACTORS; WRIST;

EID: 0032783203     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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