STUDY OF THE INDIVIDUAL FEATURES OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL
REGULATOR OF THE STATE AND RELIABILITY OF WORK PERFORMANCE IN CREWMEMBERS IN
LONG-TERM SPACEFLIGHT (PILOT-REGULATION/PILOT-ROBOT/PILOT-ACTIVITY), THREE
INVESTIGATIONS
Research Area: Human Behavior and Performance
Expedition(s): 7-12, 14-26
Investigator(s): ● Victor P. Salnitsky, PhD, Institute of Medical and Biological
Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
The Study of the Individual Features of the
Psychological and Physiological Regulator of
State and Reliability of Work Performance in
Crewmembers in Long-term Spaceflight (Pilot)
assesses and predicts the reliability of crew
members performing complex and critical
dynamic vehicle manual control tasks in various
stages of long-term spaceflight and to study the
features of crew member psycho-physiological
reactions when exposed to stressful
requirements in flight. Pilot is composed of 3
distinct investigations. Pilot-Regulatiion studies
the individual features of crewmember psycho-
physiological reactions when exposed to stress
factors in flight; Pilot-Activity studies the reliability of crewmember performance during
simulated manual control tasks for the final approach and docking of a Soyuz vehicle to the ISS;
Pilot-Robot studies the dynamics of critical operator skills to manually control a robotic arm
simulator in various stages of space flight.
EARTH BENEFITS
New insights, equipment, and training developments for maintaining work performance and
reliability in space can be applied to remote manipulation tasks on Earth such as robotic
handling of hazardous materials or robotic surgery.
SPACE BENEFITS
Diagnosing the current status of crew member skills at various stages of long-term spaceflight
and maintaining them at the highest level is an effective way of increasing the likelihood of
successful and safe robotic arm operation. Effective ways to enhance and personalize onboard
training programs are to diagnose the status of critical skills, determine deteriorating skills, and
restore them to the required level for subsequent integration into overall performance. The
results of this work are used to develop recommendations on improving the onboard simulator
and to optimize the procedure and timeline for training sessions to refresh and maintain work
skills in flight.
Russian cosmonaut performs the Pilot experiment
aboard the International Space Station. Roscosmos
image.