Tags

Type your tag names separated by a space and hit enter

Fighter pilots' heart rate, heart rate variation and performance during an instrument flight rules proficiency test.
Appl Ergon. 2016 Sep; 56:213-9.AE

Abstract

Increased task demand will increase the pilot mental workload (PMWL). When PMWL is increased, mental overload may occur resulting in degraded performance. During pilots' instrument flight rules (IFR) proficiency test, PMWL is typically not measured. Therefore, little is known about workload during the proficiency test and pilots' potential to cope with higher task demands than those experienced during the test. In this study, fighter pilots' performance and PMWL was measured during a real IFR proficiency test in an F/A-18 simulator. PMWL was measured using heart rate (HR) and heart rate variation (HRV). Performance was rated using Finnish Air Force's official rating scales. Results indicated that HR and HRV differentiate varying task demands in situations where variations in performance are insignificant. It was concluded that during a proficiency test, PMWL should be measured together with the task performance measurement.

Links

Publisher Full Text (DOI)

Authors+Show Affiliations

Mansikka H
Human Systems Integration Group, Faculty of Engineering and Computing, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5FB, United Kingdom. Electronic address: mansikkh@uni.coventry.ac.uk.
Virtanen K
Systems Analysis Laboratory, Department of Mathematics and Systems Analysis, School of Science, Aalto University, P.O.Box 11100, FIN 00076 Aalto, Helsinki, Finland. Electronic address: kai.virtanen@aalto.fi.
Harris D
Human Systems Integration Group, Faculty of Engineering and Computing, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5FB, United Kingdom. Electronic address: don.harris@coventry.ac.uk.
Simola P
Finnish Defence Research Agency, Human Performance Division, Rantatie 66, 04401 Järvenpää, Tuusula, Finland; Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Cognitive Science, Institute of Behavioral Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. Electronic address: petteri.simola@mil.fi.

MeSH

Adaptation, PsychologicalAerospace MedicineAircraftComputer SimulationFinlandHeart RateHumansMaleMental CompetencyMilitary PersonnelProfessional CompetenceTask Performance and AnalysisWorkload

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

27109324

Citation

Mansikka, Heikki, et al. "Fighter Pilots' Heart Rate, Heart Rate Variation and Performance During an Instrument Flight Rules Proficiency Test." Applied Ergonomics, vol. 56, 2016, pp. 213-9.
Mansikka H, Virtanen K, Harris D, et al. Fighter pilots' heart rate, heart rate variation and performance during an instrument flight rules proficiency test. Appl Ergon. 2016;56:213-9.
Mansikka, H., Virtanen, K., Harris, D., & Simola, P. (2016). Fighter pilots' heart rate, heart rate variation and performance during an instrument flight rules proficiency test. Applied Ergonomics, 56, 213-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2016.04.006
Mansikka H, et al. Fighter Pilots' Heart Rate, Heart Rate Variation and Performance During an Instrument Flight Rules Proficiency Test. Appl Ergon. 2016;56:213-9. PubMed PMID: 27109324.
* Article titles in AMA citation format should be in sentence-case
TY - JOUR T1 - Fighter pilots' heart rate, heart rate variation and performance during an instrument flight rules proficiency test. AU - Mansikka,Heikki, AU - Virtanen,Kai, AU - Harris,Don, AU - Simola,Petteri, Y1 - 2016/04/22/ PY - 2015/12/22/received PY - 2016/04/09/revised PY - 2016/04/13/accepted PY - 2016/4/26/entrez PY - 2016/4/26/pubmed PY - 2017/2/9/medline KW - Heart rate KW - Pilot mental workload KW - Pilot performance SP - 213 EP - 9 JF - Applied ergonomics JO - Appl Ergon VL - 56 N2 - Increased task demand will increase the pilot mental workload (PMWL). When PMWL is increased, mental overload may occur resulting in degraded performance. During pilots' instrument flight rules (IFR) proficiency test, PMWL is typically not measured. Therefore, little is known about workload during the proficiency test and pilots' potential to cope with higher task demands than those experienced during the test. In this study, fighter pilots' performance and PMWL was measured during a real IFR proficiency test in an F/A-18 simulator. PMWL was measured using heart rate (HR) and heart rate variation (HRV). Performance was rated using Finnish Air Force's official rating scales. Results indicated that HR and HRV differentiate varying task demands in situations where variations in performance are insignificant. It was concluded that during a proficiency test, PMWL should be measured together with the task performance measurement. SN - 1872-9126 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/27109324/Fighter_pilots'_heart_rate_heart_rate_variation_and_performance_during_an_instrument_flight_rules_proficiency_test_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -