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Motor performance in relation to control-display gain and target width

LESLIE BUCK Control Systems and Human Engineering Laboratory, National Research Council, Ottawa, K1A 0R6, Canada
Pages 579-589 | Received 05 Mar 1980, Published online: 07 Oct 2010

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