Adapting wearable technology to monitor pilot fatigue

这一应用研究项目建立在Camosun和Conair Group Inc.最近就CARIC(加拿大航空航天研究和创新联盟)资助的项目OPR 706进行的合作基础上，该项目题为“测量飞行员疲劳以管理飞行员表现”。Conair、Camosun学院、不列颠哥伦比亚大学奥卡纳根分校(UBC)和当地飞机遥测公司Latitude Technologies向CARIC提出的第二阶段提案已经获得批准(PLE-P-1652)。NSERC的提议是支持Adapting Wearable Technology监测Camosun及其教职员工在即将到来的高调冒险中的飞行员疲劳。Conair Group Inc.是一家总部位于不列颠哥伦比亚省阿伯斯福德的加拿大公司，是世界上最大的私营企业，致力于野火航空行业。康奈尔拥有一支270人的团队，已有超过45年的经营经验。康奈尔航空公司采用“目标零”的安全方法，并在研究如何监测飞行员疲劳方面采取了积极主动的方法，并计划利用这一项目的成果来更新他们的风险管理系统(FRMS)。在Camosun进行的早期工作中，发现了心率变异性(HRV)--两次心跳之间的时间间隔的变化--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督飞行中的飞行员，ii)制定测试规程，iii)培训飞行员使用可穿戴设备和其他辅助硬件/软件，iv)在消防季节对飞行员进行监控，v)分析在消防季节后收集的数据，vi)开发和验证基于APP的飞行员疲劳指示器。该项目的结果预计将显著增加有限的非典型飞机操作知识，同时为Camosun的学生和教职员工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.