27th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 19 - 24 September 2010, Nice, France
Paper ICAS2010-P9.1

THE EFFECTS OF LIGHT EXPOSURE ON CREWMEMBER FATIGUE AND JETLAG: TO IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AND PRODUCTIVITY

L. Brown
Western Michigan Univ., USA

Keywords: pilot, flight attendant, jet lag, circadian clock, fatigue, phototherapy,

Research efforts on human factors: including the effects of fatigue, sleepiness, sleep disorders, and circadian factors—on transportation safety has become a top priority. Most of this research has been focused on the flight crew, and only recently have we seen flight attendant fatigue studies.

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