Digitising command and control: A human factors and ergonomics analysis of mission planning and battlespace management

Digitising Command and Control: A Human Factors and Ergonomics Analysis of Mission Planning and Battlespace Management

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-210

  Stanton, Neville A ^a   Jenkins, Daniel P ^b   Salmon, Paul M ^c   Walker, Guy H ^d   Revell, Kirsten M A ^a   Rafferty, Laura A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Sociotechnic Solutions Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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