Future inquiry: A participatory ergonomics approach to evaluating new technology

Evaluation of Rail Technology: A Practical Human Factors Guide

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 111-123

  Blewett, Verna ^a   Shaw, Andrea ^b  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Shaw Idea Pty Ltd   (Australia)

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