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Comparison of NASA-TLX scale, modified Cooper–Harper scale and mean inter-beat interval as measures of pilot mental workload during simulated flight tasks

Heikki MansikkaFlight Operations, Abu Dhabi, UAE; Correspondence[email protected]
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Kai VirtanenDepartment of Mathematics and Systems Analysis, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland;
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Don HarrisFaculty of Engineering and Computing, Coventry University, Coventry, UKORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-2113-8848
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Pages 246-254 | Received 17 Dec 2017, Accepted 01 Apr 2018, Published online: 27 Jan 2019

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