Modelling and designing a low-cost high-fidelity mobile crane simulator

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 151-176

  Huang, Jiung Yao ^a   Gau, Chung Yun ^b  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Interactive visual simulation; Mobile crane simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRANES; DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

INTERACTIVE VISUAL SIMULATION; MOBILE CRANE SIMULATOR;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

EID: 0037293731     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-5819(02)00129-5     Document Type: Article

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