Current models for targeted-tracking are discussed and shown to be inadequate as a means of understanding the combined task of tracking, as in the Drury's paradigm, and having a final target to be aimed at, as in the Fitts' paradigm. It is shown that the task has to be split into components that are, in general, performed sequentially and have a movement time component dependent on the difficulty of the individual component of the task. In some cases, the task time may be controlled by the Fitts' task difficulty, and in others, it may be dominated by the Drury's task difficulty. Based on an experiment carried out that captured movement time in combinations of visually controlled and ballistic movements, a model for movement time in targeted-tracking was developed.
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Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol
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Department of Trauma Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Neuromodulation
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Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address:
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The University of South Australia, Allied Health & Human Performance Unit, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
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