Isodecrement curves for task performance in hot environments

J D Ramsey; S J Morrissey

doi:10.1016/0003-6870(78)90150-3

Isodecrement curves for task performance in hot environments

Appl Ergon. 1978 Jun;9(2):66-72. doi: 10.1016/0003-6870(78)90150-3.

Authors

J D Ramsey¹, S J Morrissey

Affiliation

¹ Professor and Research Assistant at the Department of Industrial Engineering, Texas Tech University, USA.

PMID: 15677254
DOI: 10.1016/0003-6870(78)90150-3

Abstract

This paper proposes a set of isodecrement curves for performance of perceptual motor tasks as a function of temperature and exposure time. Tasks studied include reaction time, mental tasks, vigilance, tracking, complex tasks, and combination of these tasks.