Physiological Characteristics and Operational Performance of Pilots in the High Temperature and Humidity Fighter Cockpit Environments

• Published in: Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 21; no. 17; p. 5798
• Main Authors: Zhou, Biyun, Ding, Li, Chen, Bo, Shi, Huijuan, Ao, Yingfang, Xu, Ruiqi, Li, Yan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 28.08.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Accuracy; Aircraft; Aviation; combat capability; Environmental conditions; Experiments; fighter cockpit; Flight simulation; Heat; High temperature; Hot Temperature; Human body; Human performance; Humans; Humidity; Metabolism; physiological characteristics; Physiology; Pilots; Pulse oximetry; Sensors; Skin; Skin Temperature; Temperature; United States > US; physiological characteristics; combat capability; fighter cockpit; high temperature

During military operations in high-temperature and relative humidity (RH) conditions, the physiological state and combat capability of pilots are affected severely. In a fighter cockpit, experiments were conducted on thirteen voluntary subjects wearing pilot suits at 21 °C/30%, 30 °C/45%, and 38 °C/...