Situationeel Bewustzijn en Vestibulaire Stimulatie: De Invloed Van Draaibewegingen op de Taakprestatie (Situational Awareness and Vestibular Stimulation: The Influence of Whole-Body Rotation upon Task Performance)

Abstract

This experiment investigated the effects of vestibular stimulation (whole-body rotation) upon performance of a memory-comparison task, subjective wellbeing and visual perception. Rotation resulted in a deterioration of the task performance. Rotation also caused motion sickness and anxiety responses. In addition, the visibility of the characters on the display that was used for the presentation of the task was affected. It was concluded that rotation may result in adverse effects upon information processing, mainly as a consequence of problems with visual perception that seem to be due to insufficient suppression of the vestibular-ocular reflex (VOR). These findings are of importance for the problem of 'situational awareness' because similar reactions might occur with vestibular stimulation in high performance aircraft. Keywords: Netherlands; Stress physiology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA218198

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  • C. J. Wientjes
  • W. Bles

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  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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  • Abstracts
  • Aircrafts
  • Biological Sciences
  • Coriolis Effect
  • Eye Movements
  • Human-Machine Interfaces
  • Information Processing
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • Motion Sickness
  • Motor Skills
  • Netherlands
  • Perception
  • Rotation
  • Situational Awareness
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Visual Perception

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