SIMULTANEOUS ACTIVATION OF BIMANUAL CONTROLS

Abstract

The time interval between the release of a right hand key and a left-hand key, when subjects were attempting to release them simultaneously, was measured to 0.1 millisecond. The mean interval of 20 subjects, 60 trials per subject without knowledge of results, was very close to zero (simultaneous). Approximately 94% of the intervals were with =20 milliseconds of zero. The implications of the findings to the control of a personal space-propulsion unit are dis cussed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0403381

Entities

People

  • Lester Turner
  • M. J. Warrick

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biomedical Research
  • Control Panels
  • Control Systems
  • Design Criteria
  • Engineering
  • Errors
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Instructions
  • Intervals
  • Motor Skills
  • Normal Distribution
  • Standards
  • Thrust Control

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience

Technology Areas

  • Space