Physiological Factors Analysis in Unpressurized Aircraft Cabins
Amateur and sports flight is an activity with growing numbers worldwide. However, the main cause of flight incidents and accidents is increasingly pilot error, for a number of reasons. Fatigue, sleep issues and hypoxia, among many others, are some that can be avoided, or, at least, mitigated. This a...
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| description | Amateur and sports flight is an activity with
growing numbers worldwide. However, the main cause of
flight incidents and accidents is increasingly pilot error, for
a number of reasons. Fatigue, sleep issues and hypoxia,
among many others, are some that can be avoided, or, at
least, mitigated. This article describes the analysis of psychological
and physiological parameters during flight in
unpressurized aircraft cabins. It relates cerebral oximetry
and heart rate with altitude, as well as with flight phase.
The study of those parameters might give clues on which
variations represent a warning sign to the pilot, thus preventing
incidents and accidents due to human factors.
Results show that both cerebral oximetry and heart rate
change along the flight and altitude in the alert pilot. The
impaired pilot might not reveal these variations and, if this
is detected, he can be warned in time. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bd43f316c96742339b539707fb9f0e952022-12-22T00:57:28ZengDe GruyterOpen Engineering2391-54392016-11-016110.1515/eng-2016-0052eng-2016-0052Physiological Factors Analysis in Unpressurized Aircraft CabinsPatrao Luis0Zorro Sara1Silva Jorge2Department: Faculty of Health Sciences; University: University of Beira Interior; City: Covilha; Postal code: 6200-506; Country: PortugalDepartment: Faculty of Health Sciences; University: University of Beira Interior; City: Covilha; Postal code: 6200-506; Country: PortugalDepartment: Faculty of Health Sciences; University: University of Beira Interior; City: Covilha; Postal code: 6200-506; Country: PortugalAmateur and sports flight is an activity with growing numbers worldwide. However, the main cause of flight incidents and accidents is increasingly pilot error, for a number of reasons. Fatigue, sleep issues and hypoxia, among many others, are some that can be avoided, or, at least, mitigated. This article describes the analysis of psychological and physiological parameters during flight in unpressurized aircraft cabins. It relates cerebral oximetry and heart rate with altitude, as well as with flight phase. The study of those parameters might give clues on which variations represent a warning sign to the pilot, thus preventing incidents and accidents due to human factors. Results show that both cerebral oximetry and heart rate change along the flight and altitude in the alert pilot. The impaired pilot might not reveal these variations and, if this is detected, he can be warned in time.http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/eng.2016.6.issue-1/eng-2016-0052/eng-2016-0052.xml?format=INTAerospace medicine hypoxiaworkload ultralight light aviation physiology |
| spellingShingle | Patrao Luis Zorro Sara Silva Jorge Physiological Factors Analysis in Unpressurized Aircraft Cabins Open Engineering Aerospace medicine hypoxia workload ultralight light aviation physiology |
| title | Physiological Factors Analysis in Unpressurized
Aircraft Cabins |
| title_full | Physiological Factors Analysis in Unpressurized
Aircraft Cabins |
| title_fullStr | Physiological Factors Analysis in Unpressurized
Aircraft Cabins |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physiological Factors Analysis in Unpressurized
Aircraft Cabins |
| title_short | Physiological Factors Analysis in Unpressurized
Aircraft Cabins |
| title_sort | physiological factors analysis in unpressurized aircraft cabins |
| topic | Aerospace medicine hypoxia workload ultralight light aviation physiology |
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