Evaluation of Sleep Discipline in Sustaining Unit Performance

Abstract

This study was undertaken to develop a computer simulation algorithm for sleep, to integrate that algorithm into a mission effectiveness model of unit operations, and to test the relationship between different profiles of sleep discipline in terms of unit effectiveness. A sleep reservoir model was adopted and tailored from the methodology used within the Army Unit Resiliency Analysis (AURA) model developed by the U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory (BRL). Seven and 8 hours of sleep provide sustained performance levels for long term operations. Six hours of sleep provides high performance for long periods, but is subject to degradation in the level of performance that increases over time. Five hours of sleep provides the sleep required for operation during a few days and minimal performance for a short burst of activity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA392285

Entities

People

  • Donna Bareis

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Algorithms
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Units
  • Casualties
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Computers
  • Degradation
  • Nerve Agents
  • Normal Distribution
  • Protective Equipment
  • Southwest Asia
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Therapy
  • Three Dimensional
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.