How well do pilots sleep during long-haul flights?

Ergonomics

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1072-1075

  Roach, Gregory D ^a   Darwent, David ^a   Dawson, Drew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Naps; Pilots; Recovery; Restoration; Sleeps

Indexed keywords

AIRLINE PILOTS; FLIGHT PATTERNS; LONG HAUL; NAPS; PILOTS; SAFETY-CRITICAL; SELF-REPORT; SLEEP/WAKE; SLEEPS;

AIR TRANSPORTATION; ION BEAMS; RECOVERY; RESTORATION;

SLEEP RESEARCH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVIATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; SLEEP; WAKEFULNESS; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; AVIATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; SLEEP; WAKEFULNESS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 77955855628     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2010.506246     Document Type: Article

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