Patent ID: 8428993

Claim:
An apparatus for risk identification and mitigation in shift work and analyzing and modeling shift worker fatigue, comprising: a computer Graphical User Interface (GUI); a software program comprising computer-executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, wherein said software program, when executed, causes said computer Graphical User Interface (GUI) to generate resource combinations for a plurality of shifts in a particular workday; resource and shift combinations across all said workdays; a maximum effectiveness of each of said shift combinations so as to determine an optimum combination; a user interface for generating a work schedule; a schedule preprocessor for producing direct parameters from said work schedule; a sleep database containing work and sleep information; a sleep engine for inserting sleep into said work schedule by breaking down said direct parameters by work segments in cooperation with said sleep database; and a sleep modeler for outputting work and sleep effectiveness results from said work segments; database building responsive to data entry; timezone selection options; and data display for displaying results; wherein said generation of database building responsive to database entry further comprises generation of a schedule; a parameter table; a base table; a rank table; and an airframe table; wherein said schedule comprises work and sleep activities in chronological order; said parameter table comprises direct and indirect parameters for a particular schedule; said base table comprises a list of military bases, airports, hospitals and points of interest; said rank table comprises a list of individuals and their military rank; and said airframe table comprises a list of ground, air and sea vehicle type.