Impact of design features upon perceived tool usability and safety

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5999, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Wiker, Steven F ^a   Seol, Mun Su ^a  

^a West Virginia University   (United States)

Author keywords

Design; Drill; Ergonomics; Nailer; Safety; Saw; Tool; Training; Usability

Indexed keywords

DRILL; NAILER; SAW;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DESIGN; ERGONOMICS; INTELLIGENT AGENTS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; TOOLS; USABILITY ENGINEERING;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 33644624330     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.631306     Document Type: Conference Paper

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