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Philosophies Applied in the Selection of Space Suit Joint Range of Motion RequirementsSpace suits are the most important tool for astronauts working in harsh space and planetary environments; suits keep crewmembers alive and allow them to perform exploration, construction, and scientific tasks on a routine basis over a period of several months. The efficiency with which the tasks are performed is largely dictated by the mobility features of the space suit. For previous space suit development programs, the mobility requirements were written as pure functional mobility requirements that did not separate joint ranges of motion from the joint torques. The Constellation Space Suit Element has the goal to make more quantitative mobility requirements that focused on the individual components of mobility to enable future suit designers to build and test systems more effectively. This paper details the test planning and selection process for the Constellation space suit pressure garment range of motion requirements.
Document ID
20090006690
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Aitchison, Lindsway
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Ross, Amy
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Matty, Jennifer
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2009
Subject Category
Space Transportation And Safety
Report/Patent Number
JSC-17383
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Conferenc eon Environmental Systems
Location: Savannah, GA
Country: United States
Start Date: July 12, 2009
End Date: July 16, 2009
Sponsors: Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc.
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 731384.06.04.01.31.04.02
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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