Accession Number:

ADA026349

Title:

Use of Kirlian Photography in Fatigue Assessment

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.,

Corporate Author:

ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND TEXARKANA TX INTERN TRAINING CENTER

Personal Author(s):

• Reeves, C. Thomas

Report Date:

1975-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

59.0

Abstract:

In this research, assessment of fatigue by using Kirlian photography was investigated. Both mental and physical fatigue were included in the study. The mental stressor used was engineering graduate school class lectures the physical stressor was softball games played under hot, humid atmospheric conditions. The photograph parameter used to indicate fatigue was the fingertips corona diameter. A Wilcoxon signed rank test at the 0.99 level of significance determined statistically significant corona diameter changes did occur in both cases. The diameter significantly increased after applying the physical stressor and decreased after applying the mental stressor. Author

Descriptors:

• *FATIGUE(PHYSIOLOGY)
• *ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY
• PERFORMANCE(HUMAN)
• STRESS(PHYSIOLOGY)
• ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY
• SAFETY
• SKIN(ANATOMY)
• CORONAS
• FINGERS

Subject Categories:

• Stress Physiology
• Photography

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE