Virtual reality in improving mining ergonomics

Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 129-133

  Foster, P ^a   Burton, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RISKS; STANDARDS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CONTROL DESIGN; ENVIRONMENT FACTORS; MINE OPERATORS; RAPID DEVELOPMENT;

MINING;

EID: 2542425830     PISSN: 0038223X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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