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Evaluating Fatigue in Operational Settings: The NASA Ames Fatigue Countermeasures ProgramIn 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.
Document ID
20020038568
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Rosekind, Mark R.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA United States)
Gregory, Kevin
(Sterling Software, Inc. United States)
Miller, Donna
(Sterling Software, Inc. United States)
Webbon, Lissa
(Sterling Software, Inc. United States)
Oyung, Ray
(San Jose State Univ. CA United States)
Date Acquired
August 20, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1996
Subject Category
Aerospace Medicine
Meeting Information
Meeting: Psychophysiology in Ergonomics Symposium
Location: Vancouver
Country: Canada
Start Date: October 19, 1996
End Date: October 20, 1996
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 505-64-53
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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