Accession Number:

AD0744209

Title:

Technical Evaluation Report on AGARD Aerospace Medical Panel Specialist Meeting on Rest and Activity Cycles for the Maintenance of Efficiency of Personnel Concerned with Military Flight Operations,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ADVISORY GROUP FOR AEROSPACE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PARIS (FRANCE)

Personal Author(s):

• Benson,A. J.

Report Date:

1970-11-01

Pagination or Media Count:

7.0

Abstract:

Three main categories of work and rest schedules of flying personnel and ground based personnel concerned with flight operations are discussed a laboratory investigations of physiological variables and task performance during normal and abnormal work-rest schedules. b in-flight studies of aircrew operating long-haul transport aircraft, and c duty cycles in Air Traffic Control Tasks.

Descriptors:

• *BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS
• *FLIGHT CREWS
• AVIATION PERSONNEL
• MILITARY PERSONNEL
• PERFORMANCE(HUMAN)
• AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS
• MOTOR REACTIONS
• SLEEP
• ADAPTATION(PHYSIOLOGY)
• PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY
• FATIGUE(PHYSIOLOGY)

Subject Categories:

• Stress Physiology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE