Technology for controlling attention reserves of the pilot in preparation for piloting a helicopter using night vision goggles

Abstract

The subject of this research is the automated control of the research of attention reserves of the pilot in preparation for piloting a helicopter using night vision goggles. Such control is implemented via special hardware and software package developed by the authors, the use of which allows tracing the attention reserves of the helicopter pilot during simulator training for a flight in the nighttime using the night vision goggles based on the semi-realistic modeling complexes. Performing a flight task on the simulator, the pilot solves an additional task without compromising the quality of the key task of piloting, which allows assessing the attention reserves. The conclusion is made that the use of the developed set of technical means is able to effectively assesses the quality and performance of the psychophysiological readiness of the pilot to operate a helicopter using night vision goggles, which meets the qualification requirements of the employers and the standards that define the quality of professional training. This provides the possibility of automated control of training for piloting a helicopter using night vision goggles, as well as possibility for improving such training in order to minimize piloting errors caused by human factor.