Adapting wearable technology to monitor pilot fatigue

这个应用研究项目建立在Camosun和Conair Group Inc.最近的合作基础上。加拿大航空航天研究与创新联盟（aCARIC）资助的项目，OPR 706，题为“测量飞行员疲劳以管理飞行员绩效”。Conair、Camosun学院、不列颠哥伦比亚省大学、Okanagan（UBC）和当地一家飞机遥测公司纬度技术公司向CARIC提出的第二阶段建议已经获得批准（PLE-P-1652）。NSERC的提案是支持Camosun及其教职员工和学生在这一即将到来的高调合资企业中采用可穿戴技术来监测飞行员疲劳。Conair Group Inc.，一家总部位于卑诗省阿布斯福德的加拿大公司，是世界上最大的致力于野火航空领域的私营企业。Conair拥有一支270人的团队，已经经营了45年。Conair有一个“零目标”的安全方法，并采取了积极主动的方法来研究如何监测飞行员疲劳，并计划利用该项目的结果来更新他们的疲劳风险管理系统（FRMS）。在早期的工作中，由Camosun进行，心率变异性（HRV）-心跳之间的时间间隔的变化-和飞行员的生理压力之间的联系，在各种飞行活动中，被发现。这项拟议研究工作的目标是：i）确定最合适的可穿戴设备来监控飞行员在飞行中，ii）制定测试协议，iii）培训飞行员使用可穿戴设备和其他支持硬件/软件，iv）在消防季节监控飞行员，五）分析消防季节后收集的数据，六）开发和验证应用程序，该项目的成果预计将大大增加非典型飞机操作知识的有限主体，同时为Camosun的学生，教师和工作人员提供一个极好的和独特的应用学习机会。

This applied research project builds on a recent collaboration between Camosun and Conair Group Inc. on aCARIC (Consortium for Aerospace Research and Innovation in Canada) funded project, OPR 706 entitled"Measuring Pilot Fatigue to Manage Pilot Performance". A proposal made to CARIC for the second phase byConair, Camosun College, the University of British Columbia, Okanagan (UBC) and a local aircraft telemetrycompany Latitude Technologies has already been approved (PLE-P-1652). The NSERC proposal is to supportAdapting Wearable Technology to monitor Pilot Fatigue by Camosun, its faculty and students in this upcominghigh-profile venture.Conair Group Inc., a Canadian company based in Abbotsford BC, is the world's largest privately ownedbusiness dedicated to the wildfire aviation sector. Conair employs a team of 270 people and has been inbusiness for over 45 years. Conair has a "Target Zero" safety approach and has taken a proactive approach inresearching ways to monitor pilot fatigue and is planning on utilizing the outcome of this project to update theirFatigue Risk Management System (FRMS).In the earlier work carried out by Camosun, a link between Heart Rate Variability (HRV) - the variation in thetime interval between heartbeats - and physiological stress of the pilots, during various flight activities, wasdiscovered. The goals of this proposed research work are to i) identify the most appropriate wearable device tomonitor pilots in-flight, ii) develop a testing protocol, iii) train the pilots on the use of wearable device andother supporting hardware/software, iv) monitor the pilots during firefighting season, v) analyze the datagathered in post-firefighting season and vi) develop and validate an app-based pilot fatigue indicator.The outcome of this proposed project is anticipated to add significantly to the limited body of knowledgearound non-typical aircraft operations, while at the same time, providing an excellent and unique appliedlearning opportunity for Camosun students, faculty and staff.