Perceptions and experiences of simulators as a training tool in transport: The case of the Australian rail industry

Road and Transport Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 77-85

  Naweed, Anjum ^a   Balakrishnan, Ganesh ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORTS; ORGANISATIONAL; RAIL INDUSTRY; SIMULATION TECHNOLOGIES; SIMULATOR FIDELITY; SYNTHETIC ENVIRONMENTS; TRAIN SIMULATORS; TRAINING TOOLS;

DATA INTEGRATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DIGITAL STORAGE; INDUSTRY; PERSONNEL TRAINING;

SIMULATORS;

EID: 84875465607     PISSN: 10375783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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