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Sophie Gaetan¹, Erick Dousset, Tanguy Marqueste

¹Aix-Marseille Universitŕ, CNRS, Institut des Sciences du Mouvement: Etienne-Jules Marey, Marseille, France.

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Pilot workload and emotions vary significantly between expert and non-expert helicopter pilots. Physiological responses and emotional states differ, questioning if physiology alone predicts decision-making ability.

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Area of Science:

Aviation Psychology
Human Factors Engineering
Cognitive Neuroscience

Background:

Helicopter pilots face complex tasks demanding significant cognitive resources, potentially impairing performance.
Existing research often uses artificial settings, limiting ecological validity.
This study investigates workload, emotional state, and physiological markers in a realistic helicopter simulation.

Purpose of the Study:

To jointly explore cognitive workload, emotional state, and physiological responses in helicopter pilots during a simulated mission.
To identify distinct profiles of pilot response to varying workload levels.
To understand the interindividual variability in these responses.

Main Methods:

Utilized a helicopter full flight dynamic simulator for a realistic flight mission.
Assessed workload level, skin conductance, RMS-EMG (root mean square of electromyography), and emotional state.
Analyzed data from six participating pilots across two missions.

Main Results:

Expert pilots exhibited minimal physiological changes and positive emotions, even with increased difficulty.
Non-expert pilots showed escalating physiological values and a wider range of emotional states (positive/negative).
Intermediate pilots displayed expert-like emotional states but non-expert physiological patterns.

Conclusions:

High interindividual variability exists in the relationship between physiological and psychological parameters and workload.
Physiological markers alone may not reliably predict a pilot's decision-making capacity under stress.
Understanding these complex interactions is crucial for aviation safety and training.