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。在 ** 加拿大航空航天研究和创新联盟（CARC）资助的项目OPR 706上，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即将到来的 ** 备受瞩目的项目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，并已在 ** 业务超过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监测飞行员疲劳的方法，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Camosun进行的早期工作中，发现了心率变异性（HRV）-心跳之间的时间间隔变化-与飞行员在各种飞行活动中的生理压力之间的联系。这项拟议研究工作的目标是：i）确定最合适的可穿戴设备，以 ** 监测飞行员在飞行中，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）在消防季节监测飞行员，v）分析消防季节后收集的数据 **，vi）开发并验证基于应用程序的飞行员疲劳指标。预计该项目的成果将大大增加围绕非典型飞机操作的有限知识体系 **，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 a**CARIC (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 by**Conair, Camosun College, the University of British Columbia, Okanagan (UBC) and a local aircraft telemetry**company Latitude Technologies has already been approved (PLE-P-1652). The NSERC proposal is to support**Adapting Wearable Technology to monitor Pilot Fatigue by Camosun, its faculty and students in this upcoming**high-profile venture.**Conair Group Inc., a Canadian company based in Abbotsford BC, is the world's largest privately owned**business dedicated to the wildfire aviation sector. Conair employs a team of 270 people and has been in**business for over 45 years. Conair has a "Target Zero" safety approach and has taken a proactive approach in**researching ways to monitor pilot fatigue and is planning on utilizing the outcome of this project to update their**Fatigue Risk Management System (FRMS).**In the earlier work carried out by Camosun, a link between Heart Rate Variability (HRV) - the variation in the**time interval between heartbeats - and physiological stress of the pilots, during various flight activities, was**discovered. The goals of this proposed research work are to i) identify the most appropriate wearable device to**monitor pilots in-flight, ii) develop a testing protocol, iii) train the pilots on the use of wearable device and**other supporting hardware/software, iv) monitor the pilots during firefighting season, v) analyze the data**gathered 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 knowledge**around non-typical aircraft operations, while at the same time, providing an excellent and unique applied**learning opportunity for Camosun students, faculty and staff.