@inproceedings{9f7992b08fed4d6aa74315390d8be9ec,
title = "Fatigue in aviation inspection: Laboratory and validation studies",
abstract = "A number of highly-visible accidents resulting in failures of the inspection system have led to investigation of issues of fatigue in a complex inspection task. Two experiments were performed investigating Shift (0300 vs. 0900 start time), Period (1 vs. 2 hour task) and Time on Task (each 20 min interval) with potential countermeasures of Breaks (None vs. 3 minute break after each 20 min inspection) and Lights (20 vs. 400 Lux). Experiment 1 used participants from the local community and tested under simulated conditions, while Experiment 2 used aviation inspectors in hangars with a similar design. Performance and sleep/fatigue were measured. The two experiments showed a number of similar findings such as the differential effects of breaks for different shifts and periods, but there were differences. The main difference was that a vigilance decrement was found with aviation inspectors but not with community participants.",
author = "Drury, \{Colin G.\} and Green, \{Brian D.\} and Lin, \{Jui Feng\}",
year = "2007",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780415436380",
series = "Contemporary Ergonomics 2007",
pages = "41--46",
booktitle = "Contemporary Ergonomics 2007",
note = "Annual Conference of the Ergonomics Society on Contemporary Ergonomics 2007 ; Conference date: 17-04-2007 Through 19-04-2007",
}