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Collision control in driving, aviation and sport| old_uid | 8825 |
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| title | Collision control in driving, aviation and sport |
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| start_date | 2010/06/03 |
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| schedule | 12h30 |
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| online | no |
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| summary | Everyday, all around us people perform seemingly impossible feats of visual-motor coordination. Highway drivers scanning the road for other vehicles, road signs and pedestrians must react to a lead car slamming on their brakes within a split second to avoid a collision. Military pilots traveling at 60 m/s must land their plane on a 300 m long aircraft carrier bouncing around in choppy seas. Professional baseball batters routinely generate contact between a cylindrical 7cm diameter bat and a spherical 8 cm diameter ball even though the ball travels the distance from the mound to the plate in less than half a second. In this presentation, I will discuss research examining the perceptual-motor control strategies used to perform these incredible acts. I will also consider differences between expert and novice performers and potential applications. |
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| responsibles | Benguigui |
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