RESEARCH ON THE INFLUENCE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THE PILOT’S PSYCHOPHYSICAL CONDITION

Jerzy Merkisz; Marta Galant; Michał Zalewski

Jerzy Merkisz Poznan University of Technology, Faculty of Machines and Transport
Marta Galant Poznan University of Technology, Faculty of Machines and Transport
Michał Zalewski Poznan University of Technology, Faculty of Machines and Transport

Keywords: air transport safety, flight simulator, pilot’s concetration, electroencephalography, Mindwave, CKAS MS5 simulator

Abstract

The dynamic growth of air transport is associated with an increased amount of used aircraft. This involves with the need to conduct research on issues of safety in air transport. The most common cause of aviation accidents is still the human factor. The paper presents a study of attentional control during the simulator training carried out at the Institute of Internal Combustion Engines and Transport at Poznan University of Technology.
With the use of a technically advanced flight simulator CKAS MotionSim5 and the bioelectrical brain activity monitoring device MindWave produced by NeuroSky it was possible to determine the effect of deterioration of weather conditions on the concentration of the pilot. Studies have shown that for the majority of respondents a sudden change in weather conditions strongly influenced the level of pilot’s concentration.

Keywords:
air transport safety, flight simulator, pilot’s concetration, electroencephalography, Mindwave, CKAS MS5 simulator