A Unique Exercise Facility for Simulating Orbital Extravehicular Activity 932553
A unique exercise facility has been developed and used to simulate orbital extravehicular activity (EVA). The device incorporates an arm ergometer into a mechanism which places the subject in the zero-g neutral body posture. The intent of this configuration is to elicit muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, and thermoregulatory responses similar to those observed during orbital EVA. Experiments done with this facility will help characterize the astronaut's dynamic heat balance during EVA and will eventually lead to the development of an automated thermal control system which would more effectively maintain thermal comfort.
Citation: Williamson, R., Sharer, P., and Webbon, B., "A Unique Exercise Facility for Simulating Orbital Extravehicular Activity," SAE Technical Paper 932553, 1993, https://doi.org/10.4271/932553. Download Citation
Author(s):
Rebecca C. Williamson, Peter J. Sharer, Bruce W. Webbon
Affiliated:
Sterling Federal Systems, Inc.
Pages: 7
Event:
Aerospace Technology Conference and Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Education, Training, and Human Engineering in Aerospace-SP-0992
Related Topics:
Control systems
Cardiovascular system
Comfort
Microgravity
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