Adapting wearable technology to monitor pilot fatigue

这个应用研究项目建立在Camosun和Conair Group Inc.最近在aCARIC（加拿大航空航天研究与创新联盟）资助的项目OPR 706上的合作基础上，该项目名为“测量飞行员疲劳以管理飞行员绩效”。conair、Camosun学院、不列颠哥伦比亚大学、奥肯那根大学（UBC）和当地飞机遥测公司Latitude Technologies向CARIC提出的第二阶段计划已经获得批准（PLE-P-1652）。NSERC的提议是支持Camosun及其教职员工和学生在这项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.是一家总部位于不列颠哥伦比亚省阿伯茨福德的加拿大公司，是世界上最大的致力于野火航空领域的私营企业。Conair拥有270名员工，拥有超过45年的经营历史。Conair采用“零目标”安全方法，并积极主动地研究监测飞行员疲劳的方法，并计划利用该项目的成果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）——心跳间隔时间的变化——与飞行员在各种飞行活动中的生理压力之间的联系。这项拟议的研究工作的目标是：i)确定最合适的可穿戴设备来监测飞行中的飞行员，ii)制定测试协议，iii)培训飞行员使用可穿戴设备和其他配套硬件/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)开发和验证基于应用程序的飞行员疲劳指标。这个项目的成果预计将大大增加关于非典型飞机操作的有限知识体系，同时为卡莫森的学生、教职员工提供一个优秀而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.