Multimodal astronaut virtual training prototype

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 182-191

  Rönkkö, Jukka ^a   Markkanen, Jussi ^a   Launonen, Raimo ^a   Ferrino, Marinella ^b   Gaia, Enrico ^b   Basso, Valter ^b   Patel, Harshada ^c   D'Cruz, Mirabelle ^c   Laukkanen, Seppo ^d  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b ALENIA SPAZIO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d SenseTrix   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCKPITS (AIRCRAFT); COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); SPACE FLIGHT;

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS); TRAINING SIMULATOR; VIRTUAL TRAINING PROTOTYPE; ZERO GRAVITY;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 29244469949     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: 10959300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2005.08.004     Document Type: Article

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