Perception of safe robot speed in virtual and real industrial environments

Human Factors and Ergonomics In Manufacturing

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 369-383

  Duffy, Vincent G ^a   Or, Calvin K L ^b   Lau, Vivian W M ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROBOT SPEED CONDITIONS; SAFE ROBOT SPEED; SPEED PERCEPTION; VIRTUAL INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS; ROBOT APPLICATIONS; ROBOTS; SPEED CONTROL;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 33749667034     PISSN: 10908471     EISSN: 15206564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hfm.20058     Document Type: Article

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