The Feasibility of Operator State Monitoring in Army Aviation: A Survey of Subject Matter Experts

Abstract

The U.S. Army's Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program is developing a new fleet of aircraft that is set to replace the UH-60 Black Hawk and the AH-64 Apache. These new aircraft will include autonomous systems and have increased capabilities of speed, maneuverability, and operational range. With this increase in capability, there will be an increased overload in Aviators' cognitive state leading to mishaps and accident fatalities. Operator state monitoring through psychophysiological indices and biomarkers are used to identify cognitive states. Subject matter experts completed two rounds of a Delphi-style survey to determine the reliability of selected sensors and biomarkers when incorporated in aviator operational environments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 13, 2022
Accession Number
AD1182992

Entities

People

  • Christopher Aura
  • Jordayne C Wilkins
  • Katie Feltman

Organizations

  • Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
  • United States Army Aeromedical Research Lab

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Adhesion
  • Army Aviation
  • Brain
  • Climate Change
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Delphi Method
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Diseases
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Electrocardiography
  • Electroencephalography
  • Eye Tracking
  • Frequency
  • Health Services
  • Heart Rate
  • Human-Machine Interaction
  • Inertial Measurement Units
  • Measurement
  • Psychology
  • Standards
  • Technical Information Centers
  • Wearable Technology

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - Human-Robot Interaction