Mild Normobaric Hypoxia Exposure for Human-Autonomy System Testing

An experiment investigated the impact of normobaric hypoxia induction on aircraft pilot performance to specifically evaluate the use of hypoxia as a method to induce mild cognitive impairment to explore human-autonomous systems integration opportunities. Results of this exploratory study show that t...

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Published inProceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting Vol. 61; no. 1; pp. 1146 - 1150
Main Authors Stephens, Chad L., Kennedy, Kellie D., Crook, Brenda L., Williams, Ralph A., Schutte, Paul
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.09.2017
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Summary:An experiment investigated the impact of normobaric hypoxia induction on aircraft pilot performance to specifically evaluate the use of hypoxia as a method to induce mild cognitive impairment to explore human-autonomous systems integration opportunities. Results of this exploratory study show that the effect of 15,000 feet simulated altitude did not induce cognitive deficits as indicated by performance on written, computer-based, or simulated flight tasks. However, the subjective data demonstrated increased effort by the human test subject pilots to maintain equivalent performance in a flight simulation task. This study represents current research intended to add to the current knowledge of performance decrement and pilot workload assessment to improve automation support and increase aviation safety.
ISSN:1541-9312
1071-1813
2169-5067
DOI:10.1177/1541931213601771