Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare. Second International ICST Conference, MobiHealth 2010, Ayia Napa, Cyprus, October 18-20, 2010. Revised Selected Papers

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Monitoring and Assessing Crew Performance in High-Speed Marine Craft - Methodological Considerations

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-20865-2_28,
        author={Dragana Nikolić and Richard Collier and Robert Allen},
        title={Monitoring and Assessing Crew Performance in High-Speed Marine Craft - Methodological Considerations},
        proceedings={Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare. Second International ICST Conference, MobiHealth 2010, Ayia Napa, Cyprus, October 18-20, 2010. Revised Selected Papers},
        proceedings_a={MOBIHEALTH},
        year={2012},
        month={5},
        keywords={Human performance Whole body vibration Muscle fatigue Sur face EMG analysis},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-642-20865-2_28}
    }
    
  • Dragana Nikolić
    Richard Collier
    Robert Allen
    Year: 2012
    Monitoring and Assessing Crew Performance in High-Speed Marine Craft - Methodological Considerations
    MOBIHEALTH
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-20865-2_28
Dragana Nikolić1,*, Richard Collier1,*, Robert Allen1,*
  • 1: University of Southampton
*Contact email: d.nikolic@soton.ac.uk, richard.collier@soton.ac.uk, r.allen@soton.ac.uk

Abstract

This paper proposes a method to monitor and assess human perform ance specific to high-speed marine craft operation. The high-speed craft crew’s ability to efficiently perform their allotted tasks is affected by the manner in which the vessel responds to the variable sea conditions. In general, the reaction of human body to high-speed boat motion and vibration is recognized as the main cause of fatigue during and post transits; whereas random shock repre sents the most likely cause of injuries during transits. The pilot experiment in troduced in this paper was designed and performed with the intention to identify and evaluate measures of crew performance during and after a transit in a ma rine environment that can serve to indicate increasing fatigue, decreased func tional capabilities and thus possible increased risk of injury.