Citation

North RA, Graffunder K. Proc. Hum. Factors Ergon. Soc. Annu. Meet. 1979; 23(1): 357-361.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1979, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/107118137902300191

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

A methodological approach to measuring workload was investigated for evaluation of new concepts in VTOL aircraft displays. Multivariate discriminant functions were formed from conventional flight performance and/or visual response variables to maximize detection of experimental differences. The flight performance variable discriminant showed maximum differentiation between crosswind conditions. The visual response measure discriminant maximized differences between fixed vs. motion base conditions and experimental displays. Physiological variables were used to attempt to predict the discriminant function values for each subject/condition/trial. The weights of the physiological variables in these equations showed agreement with previous studies. High muscle tension, light but irregular breathing patterns, and higher heart rate with low amplitude all produced higher scores on this scale and thus, represented higher workload levels.

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