Fatigue Effects on Human Performance in Combat: A Literature Review. Volume 1

Abstract

For this report, a literature review was conducted to assess the knowledge of the effects of fatigue and related stressors on the performance of military personnel engaged in diverse military tasks. The objective was to determine whether there are sufficient objective, quantifiable data on the effects and time-course of fatigue to justify incorporation into combat models. Both mental and physical fatigue were considered. More than 500 articles, reports, and books were reviewed for this effort. A summary table of the results of sleep deprivation studies was organized. Prediction equations for physical activity are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA242887

Entities

People

  • Dennis C. Wylie
  • Robert R. Mackie
  • Susan M. Evans

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Applied Psychology
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Flight Simulators
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Information Processing
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Pain
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Stress (Physiology)
  • Students

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Systems Analysis and Design