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Human habitat positioning system for NASA's space flight environmental simulatorArtificial gravity by centrifugation offers an effective countermeasure to the physiologic deconditioning of chronic exposure to microgravity; however, the system requirements of rotational velocity, radius of rotation, and resultant centrifugal acceleration require thorough investigation to ascertain the ideal human-use centrifuge configuration. NASA's Space Flight Environmental Simulator (SFES), a 16-meter (52-foot) diameter, animal-use centrifuge, was recently modified to accommodate human occupancy. This paper describes the SFES Human Habitat Positioning System, the mechanism that facilitates radius of rotation variability and alignment of the centrifuge occupants with the artificial gravity vector.
Document ID
19980193183
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Caldwell, W. F.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA United States)
Tucker, J.
(Gates/Arrow Distributing Hayward, CA United States)
Keas, P.
(Sverdrup Technology, Inc. Moffett Field, CA United States)
Date Acquired
August 18, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1998
Publication Information
Publication: Fortieth Anniversary: Pioneering the Future
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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