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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Shape-Coding and Length-Coding as a Measure to Reduce the Probability of Selection Errors During the Control of Industrial Equipment

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Pages 224-234 | Received 01 May 2013, Accepted 01 Sep 2013, Published online: 21 Nov 2013

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