Development of a non-obtrusive alertness assessment system for aircraft pilots for a go/no-go assessment

Principal Investigator: Dr. Aurobinda Routray

Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Rajlakshmi Guha

Sponsor: Defense Institute Of Physiology & Allied Science, Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)

Co-researchers: Dr. Anjith George

Objectives

to develop a non-contact system to classify the state of alertness of pilot as fatigued or alert

Motivation

fatigue in aviation is a major issue in many flight crashes, and wearable solution may cause discomfort to pilots

Algorithm