Mental workload of the VTS operators by utilising heart rate

• Autorzy: Kum S. , Furusho M. , Duru O. , Satir T.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This study clarifies the mental workload of VTS Operator; by understanding their characteristics during carrying out their task, with a physiological index. The objective is to determine VTS Operators’ mind stress that might trigger any human error based on their mental workload during their watches. For this purpose, Heart Rate Monitor (HRM) is utilized as physiological index. The VTS Operators fitted the HRM and all of them have experience as a Master Mariner. During the all experiments, their heart rates and behaviours were recorded on the Event Record Form based on the time scale. After getting the heart rate variability, it is matched with the events, and then Operators’ behaviour is understood as the mental workload due to such kinds of events. Furthermore, these workloads include the Operators’ mind stress and their decisions under these circumstances. This study provides the fundamental information for understanding the VTS Operators’ characteristics.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

vessel traffic service (VTS); workload assessment; VTS operator; Heart Rate Monitor (HRM); Mental Workload (MWL); event record form; Physical Workload (PWL); Heart Rate Variability (HRV)

• Wydawca: Faculty of Navigation, Gdynia Maritime University
• Czasopismo: TransNav : International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation
• Rocznik: 2007
• Tom: Vol. 1, no. 2
• Strony: 145--151
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 19 poz., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Kum S.

• Kobe University, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe, Japan

autor

Furusho M.

• Kobe University, Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, Kobe, Japan

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Duru O.

• Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

autor

Satir T.

• Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

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