ssessment of human operator functional state using a novel differential volution optimization based adaptive fuzzy model

Abstract With the development of human–machine systems, there has been a growing concern about the consequences of operator performance breakdown under excessive level of workload, especially in safety-critical situations. Assessment and detection of the operator functional state (OFS) enable us to predict the high operational risks of operator. This paper adopts the psychophysiological signals and task performance measures to evaluate OFS under different levels of mental workload. Four indices extracted from electrocardiogram and electroencephalogram, including heart rate (HR), ratio of the standard deviation to the average of HR segment, task load indices (TLI1 and TLI2), are chosen as the inputs of the proposed model. A technique of differential evolution with ant colony search (DEACS) is developed to optimize the parameters of Adaptive-Network-based Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS). The optimized ANFIS model is employed to estimate the OFS under a series of process control tasks on a simulated software platform of AUTOmation-enhanced Cabin Air Management System. The results showed that the proposed adaptive fuzzy model based on ANFIS and DEACS algorithm is applicable for the operator functional state assessment.

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