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Performance in one-, two- and three-dimensional terminal aiming tasks

Errol R. Hoffmann Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic. 3010, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Colin G. Drury Department of Industrial Engineering, University at Buffalo (SUNY), Buffalo, NY, USA
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Carol J. Romanowski Centre for Multidisciplinary Studies, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA
Pages 1175-1185 | Received 21 Nov 2010, Accepted 09 Aug 2011, Published online: 22 Nov 2011

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