Towards virtual ergonomics: Aviation and aerospace

Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 266-273

  Sanjog, J ^a   Karmakar, Sougata ^a   Patel, Thaneswer ^b   Chowdhury, Anirban ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

^b NORTH EASTERN REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Aviation and aerospace industry; Computer aided ergonomics; Digital human modeling (DHM); Virtual ergonomics

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; AIRCRAFT SEATS; COCKPITS (AIRCRAFT); ERGONOMICS; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; MANNED SPACE FLIGHT; MOCKUPS; TRAINING AIRCRAFT;

COMPUTER AIDED; DESIGN MODIFICATIONS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; DIGITAL HUMAN MODELING; FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; HUMAN SPACEFLIGHTS; TRADITIONAL APPROACHES; VIRTUAL HUMAN MODEL;

DIGITAL LIBRARIES;

EID: 84928787581     PISSN: 17488842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/AEAT-05-2013-0094     Document Type: Review

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