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Autogenic-feedback training as a treatment for airsickness in high-performance military aircraft: two case studies
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Reynoso, Samuel Cowings, Patricia S. Miller, Neal E. Toscano, William B. |
| Copyright Year | 1994 |
| Description | The purpose of this paper is to present a detailed description of the physiological and performance responses of two military pilots undergoing a treatment for motion sickness. The treatment used, Autogenic-Feedback Training (AFT), is an operant conditioning procedure where subjects are taught to control several of their autonomic responses and thereby suppress their motion sickness symptoms. Two male, active duty military pilots (U.S. Navy and U. S. Marine Corps), ages 30 and 35, were each given twelve 30-minute training sessions. The primary criterion for success of training was the subject's ability to tolerate rotating chair motion sickness tests for progressively longer periods of time and at higher rotational velocities. A standardized diagnostic scale was used during motion sickness to assess changes in the subject's perceived malaise. Physiological data were obtained from one pilot during tactical maneuvers in an F-18 aircraft after completion of his training. A significant increase in tolerance to laboratory-induced motion sickness tests and a reduction in autonomic nervous system (ANS) response variability was observed for both subjects after training. Both pilots were successful in applying AFT for controlling their airsickness during subsequent qualification tests on F-18 and T-38 aircraft and were returned to active duty flight status. |
| File Size | 1033635 |
| Page Count | 22 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19940028562 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t8pc7x74w |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1994-03-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Behavioral Sciences Signs and Symptoms Rotating Environments Autonomic Nervous System Flight Simulators Motion Sickness Physiological Responses Pilot Training Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
