A Simulation Study of Pilots' Ability to Perceive Angular Motion under the Influence of Alcohol

<p>The study consisted of experimental research to determine the effect of alcohol on the pilots’ ability to perceive angular motion. It was hypothesized that in the absence of visual cues, pilots’ thresholds of perceiving a change in angular motion is adversely affected by alcohol in the blood, thereby increasing the potential to enter a state of spatial disorientation. The experiments were designed to simulate a real time in-flight scenario, in a rotating flight simulator, where angular accelerations could be controlled and pilots’ thresholds of perceiving a change in angular motion could be measured. The study revealed that the subjects registered a significant deterioration of their ability to perceive a change in angular motion at low Blood Alcohol Contents (BAC)</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Business Administration in Aviation

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - Open Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Graduate Studies

Year

1994

Author dc:creator

• Mughni, Wali N.

Contributors dc:contributor

• John Pope
• Tom Tacker

• angular motion
• pilots
• blood alcohol
• Aviation

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.erau.edu/db-theses/250

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.erau.edu:db-theses-1213