Transient Evoked Potential and Eye Movement Recordings during Simulated Emergencies

Abstract

In order to test pilots reactions to emergency conditions while flying a motion based simulator brain evoked potentials and eye movements were recorded. Several emergency situations were individually presented to the pilots at critical points of their missions. The pilots responded quickly to each type of emergency. The eye movements showed that the pilots very efficiently responded to the emergencies with their gaze patterns. The evoked response data supported this finding.