Eye Movements as an Indicator of Situation Awareness in a Flight Simulator Experiment

International Journal of Aviation Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 78-95

  van de Merwe, Koen ^a   van Dijk, Henk ^a   Zon, Rolf ^a  

^a NATIONAL AEROSPACE LABORATORY NLR   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84860859181     PISSN: 10508414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508414.2012.635129     Document Type: Article

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