Twenty-four hour, global aviation operations pose unique challenges to humans. Physiological requirements related to sleep, the internal circadian clock, and human fatigue are critical factors that are known to affect safety, performance, and productivity. Understanding the human operators' physiological capabilities, and limitations, will be important to address these issues as global demand for aviation activities continues to increase. In 1980, in response to a Congressional request, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center initiated a Fatigue/Jet Lag Program to examine the role of fatigue in flight operations. Originally established by Dr. John K. Lauber and Dr. Charles E. Billings, the Program was designed to address three objectives: (1) determine the extent of fatigue, sleep loss, and circadian disruption in flight operations; (2) determine how fatigue affected flight crew performance; and (3) develop strategies to maximize performance and alertness during flight operations.


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    Title :

    NASA Ames Fatigue Countermeasures Program: The Next Generation


    Contributors:
    M. R. Rosekind (author) / D. F. Neri (author) / D. L. Miller (author) / K. B. Gregory (author) / L. L. Webbon (author)

    Publication date :

    1997


    Size :

    11 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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