Microgravity simulation: Physical and psychological workload evaluation tests in an underwater environment

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 383-391

  Toscano, Elisabetta ^a   Fubini, Enrica ^a   Gaia, Enrico ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b ALENIA SPAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aquatic environment; Underwater tests evaluation; Workload

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; JOB ANALYSIS; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; PHYSIOLOGY; VENTILATION; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

SPACE SYSTEMS; UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENTS; WORKLOAD EVALUATIONS;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ANXIETY; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BODY HEIGHT; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVING; EVALUATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; MICROGRAVITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SIMULATION; SITTING; SWIMMING POOL; THEORETICAL MODEL; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 2542436839     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2004.02.007     Document Type: Article

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