Feedback quality and environmentally friendly use of domestic central heating systems

Ergonomics

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 795-813

  Sauer, J ^a   Schmeink, C ^b   Wastell, D G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental concern; Feedback; Heating; Performance

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEATING EQUIPMENT; MAN MACHINE SYSTEMS; MANUAL CONTROL; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY OPERATION;

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERGONOMICS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEATING; HUMAN; MALE; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; QUALITY CONTROL;

ADULT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HEATING; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 34247598324     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130701217115     Document Type: Article

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