Conceptual design of real time and adaptive measure of mental workload using galvanic skin respond

Abstract

Mental workload, defined as difference between task demand and mental capacity of the worker, is crucial in providing effective mental workload that ensure productivity and safety of the worker. Thus, mental workload measures are crucially important. Besides requirements of mental workload measures that must be sensitive, diagnostic, non-intrusive, ease to implement, and acceptable; recently, there is another important requirement of the mental workload measure that is adaptive and real time. Purpose of this paper is to describe conceptual design of real time and adaptive measure of mental workload using galvanic skin response. Implication of the proposed conceptual design in discussed.