'Symbicons': A hybrid symbology that combines the best elements of symbols and icons

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 110-114

  Smallman, Harvey S ^a   St John, Mark ^a   Oonk, Heather M ^a   Cowen, Michael B ^b  

^a Pac Sci/Engineering Group Inc   (United States)

^b Naval Command   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REALISTIC ICONS; SITUATION AWARENESS (SA);

HELICOPTERS; MILITARY AIRCRAFT; MISSILES; SHIPS;

CODES (SYMBOLS);

EID: 0442310989     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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