¿Puede una monitorización fisiológica detectar carga mental en operadores UAV?
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https://doi.org/10.17979/ja-cea.2026.47.13714Palabras clave:
Modelado del rendimiento humano, UAVs, Teleoperación, Fusión de datos sensoriales, Validación de modelosResumen
La operación de vehículos aéreos no tripulados (UAV) combina supervisión visual, control manual y toma de decisiones; por lo tanto, la carga mental del operador es crítica para la seguridad. Este trabajo presenta una validación preliminar de un protocolo intrasujeto de medidas repetidas para estudiar dicha carga durante vuelos reales en interior. Se registraron 10 sesiones con un operador certificado UAS A1/A3, incluyendo bloques de 2 min bajo tres condiciones: Estacionario, Fácil y Difícil. La adquisición combinó telemetría del UAV, señales fisiológicas de muñeca y vídeo facial, sincronizados fuera de línea. Los resultados muestran una progresión coherente de la carga percibida y de la exigencia cinemática. Además, una línea base personalizada basada en EDA y PPG discriminó entre Estacionario y Difícil en sesiones no vistas, apoyando la viabilidad del este enfoque.
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