NASA NTRS · 20210018900
Understanding Pilot Breathing – A Case Study in Systems Engineering
Abstract
This position paper assesses the Pilot Breathing Assessment’s driving requirement to collect missing data on pilot breathing pressure, flow, rate, oxygen and CO2, simultaneously with aircraft data. Repeat measures data were collected over a 2-year period from 5 NASA test-pilots flying 8 flight profiles on NASA F-15 and F/A-18 (A, B) aircraft. This Pilot Breathing Assessment Systems Engineering (PiBASE) position paper serves as a case-study of systems engineering that accommodates the human as a distinct part of the whole. It acknowledges that a successful machine design intended for human use must include human systems biology/physiology as an integral part of planning, design, and implementation.
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Clinton H Cragg, Kellie D Kennedy, Marta B Shelton, William R Mast, Jon P Haas, W Lance Richards, James L Less, Phillip J Wellner, David J Alexander, Christopher M Matty, John C Graf, Joachim D Pleil, Lance E Christensen, Martin S Feather, Ruthan Lewis. 2021-07-01. Understanding Pilot Breathing – A Case Study in Systems Engineering. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20210018900
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