In response to a 1980 Congressional request, NASA Ames initiated a program to examine fatigue in flight operations. The Program objectives are to examine fatigue, sleep loss, and circadian disruption in flight operations, determine the effects of these factors on flight crew performance, and the development of fatigue countermeasures. The NASA Ames Fatigue Countermeasures Program conducts controlled laboratory experiments, full-mission flight simulations, and field studies. A range of subjective, behavioral, performance, physiological, and environmental measures are used depending on study objectives. The Program has developed substantial expertise in gathering data during actual flight operations and in other work settings. This has required the development of ambulatory and other measures that can be carried throughout the world and used at 41,000 feet in aircraft cockpits. The NASA Ames Fatigue Countermeasures Program has examined fatigue in shorthaul, longhaul, overnight cargo, and helicopter operations. A recent study of planned cockpit rest periods demonstrated the effectiveness of a brief inflight nap to improve pilot performance and alertness. This study involved inflight reaction time/vigilance performance testing and EEG/EOG measures of physiological alertness. The NASA Ames Fatigue Countermeasures Program has applied scientific findings to the development of education and training materials on fatigue countermeasures, input to federal regulatory activities on pilot flight, duty, and rest requirements, and support of National Transportation Safety Board accident investigations. Current activities are examining fatigue in nonaugmented longhaul flights, regional/commuter flight operations, corporate/business aviation, and psychophysiological variables related to performance.


    Zugriff

    Zugriff über TIB

    Verfügbarkeit in meiner Bibliothek prüfen


    Exportieren, teilen und zitieren



    Titel :

    Evaluating Fatigue in Operational Settings: The NASA Ames Fatigue Countermeasures Program


    Beteiligte:
    Rosekind, Mark R. (Autor:in) / Gregory, Kevin (Autor:in) / Miller, Donna (Autor:in) / Webbon, Lissa (Autor:in) / Oyung, Ray (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    Psychophysiology in Ergonomics Symposium ; 1996 ; Vancouver, Canada


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1996-01-01


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :


    NASA Ames Fatigue Countermeasures Program: The Next Generation

    M. R. Rosekind / D. F. Neri / D. L. Miller et al. | NTIS | 1997


    The NASA Ames Fatigue Countermeasures Program: The Next Generation

    Rosekind, Mark R. / Neri, David F. / Miller, Donna L. et al. | NTRS | 1997




    Aircrew Fatigue Countermeasures

    S. F. Mccauley | NTIS | 1990