Flight Attendant Work/Rest Patterns, Alertness, and Performance Assessment: Field Validation of Biomathematical Fatigue Modeling

Civil Aerospace Medical Institute2012PDFTech ReportRoma, Peter G.Hursh, Steven R.Mead, Andrew M.Nesthus, Thomas E.United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical InstituteJohns Hopkins UniversityUnited States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Office of Aerospace MedicineUnited States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical InstituteUnited StatesAlertnessAviation safetyFatigue (Physiological condition)Flight attendantsHours of laborMathematical modelsPerformance measurementReaction timeRest periodsSleepBiomathematical Fatigue ModelingFatigue Model ValidationPerformance assessmentWork and Rest PatternsCabin CrewDOT/FAA/AM-12/12Fatigue-induced impairments in neurobehavioral performance capacity may compromise safety in 24-hr operational environments, and developing reliable and valid methods of identifying work/rest patterns that produce fatigue and undermine performance is important. One approach is the use of biomathematical modeling as a means of predicting, preventing, and mitigating fatigue-induced safety risks.119