Title :
A change of captain´s EEG in a container ship-working in a bridge and resting in a cabin
Author :
Idogawa, Kyoko ; Yazu, Yusuke ; Anse, M. ; Ninomija, Satoki P.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Humanities, Seitoko Univ., Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
The authors have experimented to investigate the relation between the electroencephalogram (EEG) and the level of brain activity of a captain in a container ship. The authors´ object is to show how EEG activity changes when working or when relaxing according to the progress of time. It is concluded that an expert such as the captain can exercise self-control because of duty to safety, that is, the captain can easily switch from a strained working stage to a relaxed resting stage. The characteristic patterns of the captain´s EEG were components of AR power spectra; active waves appeared dominantly in a strained condition, while inactive waves appeared in a relaxed condition
Keywords :
electroencephalography; ships; EEG characteristic patterns; EEG components; active waves; autoregressive power spectra; captain´s EEG; container ship; duty to safety; expert professional; inactive waves; maritime safety; relaxed resting stage; self-control exercise; ship´s bridge; ship´s cabin; strained working stage; Accidents; Brain; Bridges; Containers; Educational institutions; Electroencephalography; Marine vehicles; Safety; Spectral analysis; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1994. Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2050-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1994.412049
