Classifying spatial disorientation mishaps using different definitions: Analysis of five years of USAF class A mishaps

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 28-34

  Neubauer, Jay C ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS; AVIATORS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMAN ENGINEERING;

SPATIAL DISORIENTATION (SD);

AVIATION MEDICINE;

AIR FORCE; ARTICLE; AVIATION; DISORIENTATION; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; SPACE; SPATIAL ORIENTATION;

ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRCRAFT; CONFUSION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SENSATION DISORDERS; SPACE PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034020580     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/51.827402     Document Type: Article

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