Comprehensive Study on Fighter Pilot Attention and Vigilance Monitoring

Alberto Córdoba, Alberto Córdoba, Marı́a Vidal, Marı́a Vidal, Ana Castellano, Botyuu Siale

2024

Abstract

Modern air warfare demands a holistic approach to address the evolving complexities of all fighter systems. With a focus on enhancing pilot performance, multi-task automation provides solutions that allow pilots to concentrate on critical aspects of the flight and the mission. Recognizing the need for task automation tailored to individual pilot capabilities, functional state monitoring has become one of the most valuable areas of research. Specifically, monitoring pilot attention and vigilance capacities are pivotal factors in achieving the first layer of situational awareness (perception). This study explores the adverse effects on pilots’ perception of their environment, including issues such as drowsiness, physical and mental fatigue, visual inattention, attentional tunnelling, and attentional entropy. Furthermore, it investigates broader conditions such as stress and workload which have a general influence on pilot attention. Moreover, with the primary objective of providing a comprehensive overview of how the perception of pilots can be effectively evaluated, this work integrates insights from biomedical sensors. By analysing how aviators’ perception is impaired because the influence of deleterious factors cited above, this study contributes to the development of tailored solutions aimed at mitigating risks associated with reduced attention and vigilance. As a conclusion, this paper sketches a conceptual map illustrating the interconnections between perception-related conditions, with the aim of serving as a road map for researchers and practitioners and facilitating a deeper understanding of complex relationships within the proposed framework.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Córdoba A., Vidal M., Castellano A. and Siale B. (2024). Comprehensive Study on Fighter Pilot Attention and Vigilance Monitoring. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Cognitive Aircraft Systems - Volume 1: ICCAS; ISBN 978-989-758-724-5, SciTePress, pages 118-125. DOI: 10.5220/0013035400004562

in Bibtex Style

@conference{iccas24,
author={Alberto Córdoba and Marı́a Vidal and Ana Castellano and Botyuu Siale},
title={Comprehensive Study on Fighter Pilot Attention and Vigilance Monitoring},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Cognitive Aircraft Systems - Volume 1: ICCAS},
year={2024},
pages={118-125},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013035400004562},
isbn={978-989-758-724-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Cognitive Aircraft Systems - Volume 1: ICCAS
TI - Comprehensive Study on Fighter Pilot Attention and Vigilance Monitoring
SN - 978-989-758-724-5
AU - Córdoba A.
AU - Vidal M.
AU - Castellano A.
AU - Siale B.
PY - 2024
SP - 118
EP - 125
DO - 10.5220/0013035400004562
PB - SciTePress