Impact of Continuous Night Shifts on Crew Performance in 9-day Isolated Environment Shift Experiments

  • Zezheng Qiu
  • , Liang Guo
  • , Chenyuan Yang
  • , Liping Pang*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Continuous night shifts in isolated environments such as cabins, submarines, and space stations have a negative impact on the circadian and cognitive function of the crew. Therefore, 9-day simulated isolated environment experiments were conducted to reveal the negative impact of continuous night shifts on crew performance. A 6-shift-per-day schedule was established, in which there were 3-night shifts, namely a 0–4 shift, a 4–8 shift, and a 20–24 shift respectively. The operational performance was evaluated using the Multi-Attribute Task Battery II (MATB-II) platform. The subjective feelings were evaluated by NASA Task Load Index (NASA-TLX) questionnaire, Karolinska Sleepiness Scale (KSS), and job satisfaction scale. Generalized Additive Mixed Models (GAMMs) were established to test the fixed effect estimates of potential influencing factors on crew performance. The analysis results showed that subjects had the worst performance in the 4–8 shift and the later experimental periods, namely Day 7 to Day 9.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMan-Machine-Environment System Engineering - Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on MMESE
EditorsShengzhao Long, Balbir S. Dhillon
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages479-484
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9789811947858
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event22nd International Conference on Man-Machine-Environment System Engineering, MMESE 2022 - Beijing, China
Duration: 21 Oct 202223 Oct 2022

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume941 LNEE
ISSN (Print)1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)1876-1119

Conference

Conference22nd International Conference on Man-Machine-Environment System Engineering, MMESE 2022
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period21/10/2223/10/22

Keywords

  • Continuous night shifts
  • MATB
  • Operational performance

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