A neuro-fuzzy warning system for combating cybersickness in the elderly caused by the virtual environment on a TFT-LCD

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 316-324

  Liu, Cheng Li ^a  

^a VANUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cybersickness; Elderly; Navigation; TFT LCD; Virtual environment

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; FUZZY INFERENCE; FUZZY LOGIC; HELMET MOUNTED DISPLAYS; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; NAVIGATION; ROTATING MACHINERY; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; CYBERSICKNESS; ELDERLY; FUZZY LOGIC REASONING; HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAYS; NEURAL NETWORK LEARNING; TFT-LCDS; THIN FILM TRANSISTOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS;

THIN FILM TRANSISTORS;

AGED; FEMALE; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION SICKNESS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 60149102639     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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