Effects of chemical protective clothing on task performance using wearable input devices

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 651-655

  Krausman, Andrea S ^a   Nussbaum, Maury ^b  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; WEARABLE INPUT DEVICES; WEARABLE MOUSE;

MICE (COMPUTER PERIPHERALS); RESPIRATORS; USER INTERFACES; WEARABLE COMPUTERS; WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

EID: 44349128497     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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