Validation of Individualized Fatigue Assessment Tools for Naval Aviation

Abstract

Fatigue can result in cognitive and physiological performance deficits such as reduced capacity to maintain high cognitive load, decreased vigilance, and slowed reaction time, and is a major contributor to Naval Aviation flight mishaps. Researchers at the Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory (NAMRL) recently conducted a study of several potential "readiness to fly" assessment tools. Significant effects of sleep restriction were observed for components of both the cognitive and eye-tracking test batteries. The criterion and outcome measures also showed significant performance decrements over the period of sleep restriction. Lastly, models of performance impairment generated by the Fatigue Avoidance Scheduling Tool (FAST) software were statistically significant. Although these results are promising, before any of the instruments evaluated in this study could be recommended for operational use, additional research and development is recommended.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 09, 2010
Accession Number
ADA516493

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey Phillips
  • Joseph Chandler
  • Richard Arnold

Organizations

  • Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Application Software
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Research
  • Computers
  • Eye
  • Eye Movements
  • Flight Simulators
  • Information Operations
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • Naval Aviation
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Reaction Time
  • Scheduling (Production)
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Validation

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

  • Space