Human functional state assessment research has employed neurological, physiological and behavioral
monitoring for several decades, but few real world applications have emerged in safety systems.
For instance, physiological monitoring of flight crews is done experimentally, but is generally
not available for normal operations despite safety incentives. This presentation will address
critical challenges in research and development of monitoring solutions, and how they can be overcome.
We will consider three applications: health monitoring in exploration class space mission
crews; vigilance monitoring in civilian commercial airline crews; and pilot state assessment in
military flight training
