Neural Avionics

OPL has been working on a system to measure EEG, EKG, EMG, GSR, and respiration in flight and in the flight simulator. The goal is to develop avionics interfaces that adjust to measured pilot workload and stress.


 

EP and SP flying on an EEG shakedown flight mission

Todd "Kojak" Macuda getting ready for a sortie

Greg sets up the dense array sensor net

Tom and Sunny doing the preflight

Wild hair in the Chopper
 

Next to the Engineer Station: Dr. Todd Macuda, Leader of the Helicopter EEG flight trials

Stephan Carrignan, Safety pilot, in the right seat, Tom Schnell, Evaluation pilot, in the left seat. Dense Array EEG in the NRC Bell 412

Greg (L), Michel (C), and Tom (R), just before a sortie on the Bell 412

Onboard with Test Director Todd

Greg ran the Research Rack. His job was to accurately mark the different sequences in each run. Not an easy job in a highly dynamic environment such as a Bell 412 doing wingovers or quick stops.

Michel flying a wingover

Demoding the Rack after the flight test
 

EEG Rack designed by NRC with I/O system module built by OPL

Nick, Master of Integration

Viperfish, Multichannel Solid State DVR. Great piece of technology

Unwind your neurons in a Stearman

A typical EEG data collection sortie in the Boeing 737-800 simulator

Setting up the dense array EEG net

All systems on the CARP can be started on ground power. When all systems are go, we start the engine, disconnect ground power, and get going.

Pieter and Carl; nothing works without these guys.

                         

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