The operational development of diagnostic seasickness criteria through a human cyber-physical system

Abstract

Thresholds that guide diagnoses of probable and acceptable seasickness levels on board ships are scarcely reported in literature. Motion sickness incidence and motion sickness dose value thresholds exist, but are defined for specific environments, such as naval, or offered merely as optional criteria for ship performance metrics. The presented work communicates a novel means of developing seasickness diagnostic criteria during ship operation, based on observations from shipboard measurement systems and seafarers using an innovative platform. The innovative platform provides personalised seasickness criteria that are accessible during ship operation to estimate the probable level of seasickness on board. Results are compared to that from a traditional method of data acquisition and analyses, post operation, revealing a similar trend in diagnostic threshold magnitudes (13–85 m/s^1.5) that can be applicable to voyages with different durations (0.5–6 hr) considering desired levels of seasickness (10–50 %). The seasickness criteria are envisioned to be pertinent for the prediction of probable seasickness levels based on sea state forecasts and ship motion estimation.