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Alertness management in two-person long-haul flight operations
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Rosekind, M. R. Gander, P. H. |
| Copyright Year | 1992 |
| Description | Long-haul flight operations involve cumulative sleep loss, circadian disruption, and extended and irregular duty schedules. These factors reduce pilot alertness and performance on the flightdeck. Conceptually and operationally, alertness management in flight operations can be divided into preventive strategies and operational countermeasures. Preventive strategies are utilized prior to a duty period to mitigate or reduce the effects of sleep loss, circadian disruption and fatigue during subsequent flight operations. Operational countermeasures are used during operations as acute techniques for maintaining performance and alertness. Results from previous NASA Ames field studies document the sleep loss and circadian disruption in three-person long-haul flying and illustrate the application of preventive strategies and operational countermeasures. One strategy that can be used in both a preventive and operational manner is strategic napping. The application and effectiveness of strategic napping in long-haul operations will be discussed. Finally, long-haul flying in two-person highly automated aircraft capable of extended range operations will create new challenges to maintaining pilot alertness and performance. Alertness management issues in this flight environment will be explored. |
| File Size | 531873 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19950010345 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t85j2fj49 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1992-05-14 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Behavioral Sciences Circadian Rhythms Alertness Schedules Aerospace Medicine Cockpits Attention Management Methods Sleep Pilot Performance Wakefulness Countermeasures Flight Operations Distance Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
