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Real-Time Detector of Human Fatigue

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: FA9550-05-C-0014
Agency Tracking Number: F045-007-0288
Amount: $99,990.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: STTR
Solicitation Topic Code: AF04-T007
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2004
Award Year: 2005
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2004-12-02
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2005-09-09
Small Business Information
13766 S. Hawthorne Blvd.
Hawthorne, CA 90250
United States
DUNS: 028281020
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 R. Wade Allen
 Technical Director
 (310) 679-2281
 rwallen@systemstech.com
Business Contact
 Thomas Myers
Title: Vice President
Phone: (310) 679-2281
Email: tmyers@systemstech.com
Research Institution
 BRIGHAM & WOMENS HOSPITAL
 Elizabeth B Klerman
 
Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Ave., Room 481
Boston, MA 02115
United States

 (617) 732-5500
 Nonprofit College or University
Abstract

The goal is to develop and validate an automated, real-time, fatigue detection system for operators seated at workstations. The system can be used for alerting the operator, self-assessment, supervision, and scheduling. The operational environments of interest include stationary and airborne command centers. The proposed system will combine (1) a well-validated mathematical model of circadian rhythm and performance, (2) wrist mounted actigraph and lux sensors used to initialize the circadian rhythm model, (3) a non-intrusive (and non-invasive to the primary task) visual face and eye monitoring system that will measure eye point angle, blink rate, percentage eye closure, and other physiological metrics, and (4) signal processing methods such as the extended Kalman filter that will optimally combine the model's fatigue prediction with the real time physiological measurements. The hypothesis is that this combined system will result in improved detection of operator fatigue. A Phase I experimental pilot study will demonstrate the system and test the hypothesis using a small subject population. A set of cognitive and psychomotor tasks will be used to provide an objective performance measure. A larger experimental study will be conducted in Phase II using multiple consoles in a simulated operation center.

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