Real Time Workload Detection in Supervisory Control Applications Using Fnirs

.....................................................................................................2 1.Introduction................................................................................................4 1.1 Research Question..................................................................................4 1.2 Mental Workload..................................................................................5 1.3 Taskload and Workload...........................................................................6 1.4 Workload Measurement...........................................................................8 1.5 Noninvasive Neurocognitive Measurement...................................................11 1.6 Neurophysiology and functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS)..................14 1.7 fNIRS and Workload............................................................................17 1.8 Summary..........................................................................................18 2. Experimental Methods................................................................................19 2.1 Experimental Framework........................................................................19 2.2 Experimental Design.............................................................................22 2.3 Experimental Framework........................................................................25 2.4 Analysis............................................................................................27 2.5 Summary..........................................................................................28 3. Results...................................................................................................28 3.1 Behavioral Results................................................................................28 3.2 fNIRS Results.....................................................................................33 3.3 Models..............................................................................................36 4. Discussion..............................................................................................37 4.1 Experimental Discussion........................................................................37 4.2 Limitations........................................................................................40 4.3 Future Work.......................................................................................41 References.................................................................................................42 Appendix A: Consent to Participate in Non-Medical Research.....................................46 Appendix B: Demographic Survey.....................................................................48 Appendix C: Boredom Proneness Survey.............................................................49 Appendix D: Post Experimental Survey...............................................................50 Appendix E: Statistical Tables from Results.........................................................41