Performance comparison of wired and wireless electrodermal activity sensors during a simulated port approach maneuver

Žagar, Dejan (author), Geršak, Gregor (author)

On large ships, Officers on Watch (OOW) work in a demanding environment where they are confronted with stress and dynamic conditions and frequently move from one wing of the vessel to another. Therefore, a physiological monitoring system to assess the activity of their autonomic nervous system, i.e., to detect their physiological responses, stress, and fatigue, should be lightweight and portable. This paper presents a comparison of wired and portable wearable psychophysiological systems. Although the wired system offers greater precision, its complexity, poor ergonomics, and the need for a controlled setup make it less suitable for the natural working conditions of OOWs. A wireless portable system, although weaker in precision, is more suitable due to its portability, ease of use, real-time data capabilities, ability to measure anxiety, and immediate insights into physiological states during real-world use in real time. Such an application provides a wearable physiological data collection solution that, in conjunction with a mobile app and cloud platform, enables seamless data collection and processing of participants’ autonomic nervous system arousal.

• Language: English
• Keywords: electrodermal activity, EDA sensors, officer on watch, fatigue, arousal
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FPP - Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport; FE - Faculty of Electrical Engineering
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2025
• Number of pages: 16 str.
• Numbering: Vol. 14, iss. 5, art. 862
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-175556
• UDC: 528.835
• ISSN on article: 2079-9292
• DOI: 10.3390/electronics14050862
• COBISS.SI-ID: 227128067
• Publication date in RUL: 04.11.2025

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Electronics
• Shortened title: Electronics
• Publisher: MDPI
• ISSN: 2079-9292
• COBISS.SI-ID: 523068953

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Projects

• Funder: ARRS - Slovenian Research Agency
• Project number: P2-0225
• Name: Metrologija in kakovost