A systems approach to the physiology of weightlessnessA general systems approach to conducting and analyzing research on the human adaptation to weightlessness is presented. The research is aimed at clarifying the role that each of the major components of the human system plays following the transition to and from space. The approach utilizes a variety of mathematical models in order to pose and test alternative hypotheses concerned with the adaptation process. Certain aspects of the problem of fluid and electrolyte shifts in weightlessnes are considered, and an integrated hypothesis based on numerical simulation studies and experimental data is presented.
Document ID
19910054891
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
White, Ronald J. (NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Leonard, Joel I. (NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Rummel, John A. (NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Leach, Carolyn S. (NASA Johnson Space Center; Management and Technical Services Co. Houston, TX, United States)