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Changes in physiological parameters induced by optical misalignment in night vision binocular devices
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posted on 2019-01-01, 00:00 authored by M Gavrilescu, R Karas, Amanda DouglassAmanda Douglass, Larry AbelLarry Abel, P GibbsUse of binocular night vision devices by military aircrew has been associated with visual fatigue. Misalignment between the two binocular images may be one source of this fatigue and could degrade task performance. The eyes have some degree of tolerance to optical misalignment; however, published tolerance limits vary widely and may have limited relevance for military pilots flying long missions. We used a simulated flying task to investigate the effect of misalignment on task performance and visual fatigue. A simulated helicopter flying task was presented simultaneously with three secondary tasks relevant to the visual, auditory, and cognitive demands experience by military aircrew. Task performance was objectively assessed using tracking errors, response times and incorrect responses. Eight participants were exposed to a controlled level of optical misalignment by attaching customised lenses to a Tobii Pro 2 eye tracker. The misaligned condition was compared with an aligned condition with identical workload. Pupil diameter, peripheral skin temperature and ECG data were collected during the task as objective markers of fatigue. Our results showed that misalignment induced significant degradation of task performance both in terms of longer response times and an increased number of incorrect responses. Misalignment was also associated with significantly increased fatigue as measured by reduction of peripheral skin temperature and pupil diameter. Moreover, typical task related modulations in heart rate and heart rate variability were significantly impaired in the misaligned condition.
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Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. Conference (2019 : Baltimore, Md.)Volume
11019Pagination
110190F-1 - 110190F-18Publisher
Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)Location
Baltimore, Md.Place of publication
Bellingham, Wash.Publisher DOI
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2019-04-16End date
2019-04-17ISSN
0277-786XeISSN
1996-756XISBN-13
9781510627031Language
engPublication classification
E1 Full written paper - refereedEditor/Contributor(s)
J Sanders-Reed, J Arthur IIITitle of proceedings
SPIE : Situation awareness in degraded environments : Proceedings of SPIE Defense + Commercial SensingUsage metrics
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