Effects of Fatigue from Wearing the AN/PVS-5 Night Vision Goggles on Skills Involved in Helicopter Operations.

Abstract

Reviews of the literature on rotary wing flight and interviews with aviators were conducted to determine which helicopter tasks and maneuvers are performed most frequently and/or are the most critical. Those operations found to be most critical were analyzed into perceptual and psychomotor components, and a battery of perceptual and psychomotor tests was selected to measure these factors. Aviators were tested both before and after flying with the AN/PVS-5 goggles. Eye-hand coordination was marginally affected following flight, and reaction time to lights was significantly affected. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA075426

Entities

People

  • Albert L. Kubala
  • Garvin D. Chastain

Organizations

  • Human Resources Research Organization

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Flight Crews
  • Flight Training
  • Helicopters
  • Human Resources
  • Indicator Lights
  • Instructors
  • Light Sources
  • Military Research
  • Motor Skills
  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Training
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.