Perception of depth in microgravity during parabolic flight

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 63, Issue 7-10, 2008, Pages 828-832

  Clément, Gilles ^a   Lathan, Corinna ^b   Lockerd, Anna ^b  

^a Brain and Cognition Research Center in Toulouse   (France)

^b ANTHROTRONIX INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Depth; Distance; Microgravity induced physiological effects; Visual perception; Weightlessness

Indexed keywords

DEPTH PERCEPTION; EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY; GRAVITATION; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING;

3 D OBJECTS; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; ONE-DIMENSION; PARABOLIC FLIGHTS; STEREOSCOPIC VISION; THREE DIMENSIONS;

MICROGRAVITY;

EID: 48549105976     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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