Performance Upon Sudden Awakening

Abstract

In advanced weapons systems, commanders must choose between requiring alert duty personnel to remain awake at night and permitting them to sleep. Decrement in performance results from the loss of sleep, in the first instance; potential decrement after sudden awakening is a risk in the second instance. This report describes an experiment on performance after sudden awakening. The results demonstrated significant decrements upon sudden awakening and a progressive recovery over 10 minutes of intensive performance. Proficiency on the tenth minute approached but did not reach presleep levels.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0270591

Entities

People

  • Bryce Hartman
  • David E. Langdon

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Body Temperature
  • Climate Change
  • Corporations
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Heart Rate
  • Information Processing
  • Landing Gear
  • Motor Skills
  • Musculoskeletal Physiology
  • New York
  • Recovery

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Theoretical Analysis.