Physiological data monitoring of members of air forces during training on simulators

Abstract

Many complex situations can be induced to the members of air forces during training on simulators, which may result in mentally vigorous situations or even overload. The aim of the paper is to describe the current state and our contribution to development of systems for measurement of the physiological data of basic member of air force including mission commander, pilots, air traffic controllers and ground support staff. The reason for physiological data monitoring is to test the possibility of usage them to estimate the physical and psychological state of the team members. The base for the design of physiological data monitoring was the FlexiGuar system, originally developed at the FBMI CTU. The core of simulators for training of military personnel in aviation was Lockheed Martin’s Prepar3D simulation software. Two airplane cockpits were used as simulators for training of two pilots, air traffic control simulator, i.e. a control tower simulator, and an airport ground station for the preparation of aviation ground staff. The proposed systems are used for simultaneous measurement of the working performance and physiological data of members of the four‐member team during their training. The physiological data, heart rate, body temperature, movement activity and perspiration intensity, are transferred to the commander visualization unit for further evaluation. Designed systems and methods could help to monitor, on the base of physiological data and data from simulators, the stress load of team members.