Validation of AlertMeter® Fatigue Assessment Device for Transportation Workers

The current study examined a new mobile application for the measurement of fatigue and alertness in the workplace, the AlertMeter®. Seventeen participants experienced 36-hour sleep deprivation and were measured every two hours. Sixteen of the 17 participants were able to stay awake the entire study. No adverse events were observed or reported. The AlertMeter® demonstrated strong validity as a measure of fatigue. It demonstrated significant concurrent validity with the psychomotor vigilance test (PVT) and self-ratings of fatigue (KSS). The AlertMeter® memory tests demonstrated inconsistent correlations with other measures of working memory. Overall, the AlertMeter® is an effective and valid tool for detecting fatigue in the workplace.

• Record URL:
  https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=1037
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Denver

  Denver, CO  United States 

  Mountain-Plains Consortium

  North Dakota State University
  Fargo, ND  United States  58108

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Owen, Jesse
  • Sherry, Patrick
• Publication Date: 2021-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 51p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alertness; Detectors; Fatigue (Physiological condition); Mobile applications
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01778952
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: MPC-21-432
• Contract Numbers: MPC-605
• Files: UTC, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 11 2021 2:57PM