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The Fatigue Avoidance Scheduling Tool (FAST) was developed by the United States Air Force in 2000–2001 to address the problem of aircrew fatigue in aircrew flight scheduling. [2] FAST is a Windows program that allows scientists, planners and schedulers to quantify the effects of various work-rest schedules on human performance.
Implementation of fatigue prediction models, such as the Sleep, Activity, Fatigue, and Task Effectiveness model, optimize scheduling by being able to predict pilot fatigue at any point in time. Although the mathematical model is limited by individual pilot differences it is the most accurate existing prediction because it takes into account ...
As part of the Fit to Fight program, the Air Force adopted a more stringent physical fitness assessment in 2004 and replaced the annual ergo-cycle (stationary bike) test that the Air Force had used for several years. [1] [2] Results are stored in the Air Force Fitness Management System (AFFMS) and accessible via the AF Portal. [3]
It reported that, from 1974 to 1992, fatigue was involved in 7.8 percent of Air Force Class A accidents, 4 percent of Army accidents, and 4 to 7 percent of civil aviation accidents. [12] Studies show an inverse relationship between fatigue and physical capability. [13]
AFGROW (Air Force Grow) is a Damage Tolerance Analysis (DTA) computer program that calculates crack initiation, fatigue crack growth, and fracture to predict the life of metallic structures. Originally developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory , AFGROW [ 1 ] is mainly used for aerospace applications, but can be applied to any type of ...
As of November 2012, medications approved as no-go pills by the U.S. Air Force for aircrew and AFSOC [1] forces include: Temazepam (Restoril), with a 12-hour restriction on subsequent flight operation; Zaleplon (Sonata), with a 4-hour restriction on subsequent flight operation; Zolpidem (Ambien), with a 6-hour restriction on subsequent flight ...
Joint Assistant for Development and Execution (JADE) is a U.S. military system used for planning the deployment of military forces in crisis situations. [1]The U.S. military developed this automated planning software system in order to expedite the creation of the detailed planning needed to deploy military forces for a military operation.
The Air National Guard is the primary user of DSP. The disruptive solutions process (DSP) is a decision-making process used by the United States Air Force and Air National Guard. It was created in 2005 by fighter pilot and Air Force/Air National Guard Colonel Edward Vaughan and is iterative, low-cost, and first-to-market in nature. [1]