Effects of sleep restriction, sleep inertia, and overload on complex cognitive performance before and after workload transition

Christopher D. Wickens; Lila Laux; Shaun Hutchins; Angelia Sebok · 2014 · Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting

DOI: 10.1177/1541931214581177

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Abstract

We describe performance models and meta-analytic data in a period before and after an unexpected workload transition typical, for example, of a catastrophic automation failure, experienced by a fatigued operator. We first present meta-analytic findings on the effects of sleep restriction and sleep inertia on the complex cognitive performance that might typify such a “failure response”. We then present a workload overload task management model whose parameters are based on meta-analyses, relevant to predicting multi-task performance in the post-transition phase performance (independent of sleep disruption effects). We cite the lack of research intersecting these two areas.

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