• DocumentCode
    1651077
  • Title

    Assuring human operator alertness at night in power plants

  • Author

    Moore-Ede, Martin C.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. for Circadian Physiol., Boston, MA, USA
  • fYear
    1988
  • Firstpage
    522
  • Lastpage
    524
  • Abstract
    Research in human operator alertness at night in nuclear power plants is reviewed, with particular emphasis on subjective and objective measures of alertness. Research at the Human Alertness Research Center (HARC) of the Institute for Circadian Physiology is described in some detail. HARC and simulation facilities are discussed.<>
  • Keywords
    human factors; nuclear power stations; personnel; human operator alertness; night shift; nuclear power plants; personnel; simulation; Biomedical monitoring; Chronobiology; Decision making; Humans; Pacemakers; Physiology; Power generation; Sleep; Time measurement; Timing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Human Factors and Power Plants, 1988., Conference Record for 1988 IEEE Fourth Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Monterey, CA, USA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/HFPP.1988.27557
  • Filename
    27557