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A few comments on visual systems of a ship handling simulator for sea pilot training: Training for entering a port
Author(s) -
Murai Koji,
Okazaki Tadatsugi,
Hayashi Yuji
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
electronics and communications in japan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.131
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1942-9541
pISSN - 1942-9533
DOI - 10.1002/ecj.10358
Subject(s) - port (circuit theory) , training (meteorology) , workload , simulation , engineering , marine engineering , aeronautics , simulation training , computer science , meteorology , electrical engineering , physics , operating system
We are using a ship handling simulator for sea pilots' training. However, regarding the visual image around the pilot's own ship in the case of entering a port, ordinary ship handling simulators do not have such a visual image (screen). We undertook to clarify the effect of a visual system around the pilot's own ship for entering a port. Training for entering a port is an important training factor for a sea pilot. This paper describes the characteristics of the captain's visual observation area and the mental workload for ship handling when entering a port. The visual observation area is determined from eye movement and the mental workload is determined from heart rate variability (R‐R interval) and nasal temperature. The results show that the visual system around the pilot's own ship promotes safe ship handling when entering a port, based on eye movement. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electron Comm Jpn, 94(9): 10–17, 2011; Published online in Wiley Online Library ( wileyonlinelibrary.com ). DOI 10.1002/ecj.10358