A spatial disorientation survey of experienced instructor pilots: Obtaining more complete information regarding the incidence and prevalence of SD illusions

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 35-42

  Sipes, Walter E ^b   Lessard, Charles S ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WYLE LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS; AVIATORS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; VISION;

SPATIAL DISORIENTATION (SD);

AVIATION MEDICINE;

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; AUTOKINETIC ILLUSION; AVIATION; DISORIENTATION; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; VISUAL ILLUSION;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AGED; AWARENESS; CONFUSION; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROPRIOCEPTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034020409     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/51.827403     Document Type: Article

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