The effects of platform motion and target orientation on the performance of trackball manipulation

Ergonomics

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 745-754

  Yau, Yi Jan ^a   Chao, Chin Jung ^a   Feng, Wen Yang ^a   Hwang, Sheue Ling ^b  

^a CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Heave; Pitch; Platform motion; Roll; Target orientation; Trackball

Indexed keywords

HEAVE; PITCH; PLATFORM MOTION; ROLL; TARGET ORIENTATION; TRACKBALLS;

DESIGN;

GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; MALE; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; MOTION SICKNESS; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SHIP; TAIWAN; VIBRATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MALE; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; MOTION SICKNESS; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SHIPS; TAIWAN; VIBRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051755333     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2011.595512     Document Type: Article

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