Human life support during interplanetary travel and domicile. I - System approachThe importance of mission-driven system definition and assessment for extraterrestrial human life support is examined. The tricotyledon theory for system engineering is applied to the physiochemical life support system of the Pathfinder project. The rationale and methodology for adopting the systems approach is discussed. The assessment of the system during technology development is considered.
Document ID
19900040347
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Seshan, P. K. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Ferrall, Joseph (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)