Perception of linear acceleration in weightlessnessEye movements and subjective detection of acceleration were measured on human experimental subjects during vestibular sled acceleration during the D1 Spacelab Mission. Methods and results are reported on the time to detection of small acceleration steps, the threshold for detection of linear acceleration, perceived motion path, and CLOAT. A consistently shorter time to detection of small acceleration steps is found. Subjective reports of perceived motion during sinusoidal oscillation in weightlessness were qualitatively similar to reports on earth.
Document ID
19880040479
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Arrott, A. P. (MIT Cambridge, MA, United States)
Young, L. R. (Payload Systems, Inc. Wellesley, MA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1987
Subject Category
Behavioral Sciences
Meeting Information
Meeting: Norderney Symposium on Scientific Results of the German Spacelab Mission D1