Apparatuses and methods of determining if a person operating equipment is experiencing an elevated cognitive load

Watkins, Michael L.; Keller, Paul Edwin; Amaya, Ivan A.

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Title: Apparatuses and methods of determining if a person operating equipment is experiencing an elevated cognitive load

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A method of, and apparatus for, determining if a person operating equipment is experiencing an elevated cognitive load, wherein the person's use of a device at a first time is monitored so as to set a baseline signature. Then, at a later time, the person's use of the device is monitored to determine the person's performance at the second time, as represented by a performance signature. This performance signature can then be compared against the baseline signature to predict whether the person is experiencing an elevated cognitive load.

Inventors:: Watkins, Michael L.; Keller, Paul Edwin; Amaya, Ivan A.

Issue Date:: Tue Jun 16 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Research Org.:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1184765

Patent Number(s):: 9055905

Application Number:: 13/414,107

Assignee:: Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61B - DIAGNOSIS

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60W - CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION

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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61B - DIAGNOSIS
A61B5/18 - for vehicle drivers {or machine operators}

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60W - CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION
B60W2050/0075 - {Automatic parameter input, automatic initialising or calibrating means}
B60W2556/10 - Historical data
B60W40/09 - Driving style or behaviour

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DOE Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2012 Mar 07

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING; 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS; 42 ENGINEERING; 60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES

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