Bayesian Sleep Fusion

To ensure mission success, astronauts must maintain a high level of performance, even when work-rest schedules result in chronic sleep restriction and circadian misalignment, both of which can contribute to fatigue and performance deficits unless effective countermeasures are used. The overarching goal of this project is to build an Individualized Fatigue Meter to provide astronauts and mission support personnel with immediate feedback about their alertness or fatigue levels. The Individualized Fatigue Meter incorporates sleep history, ambient light levels, schedule information, and performance tests to provide immediate individualized feedback about alertness, and allow critical insight when making decisions about scheduling future sleep periods and selecting fatigue countermeasures.