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Ergonomic Evaluation of the Foot Restraint Equipment Device (FRED)Within the scope of the Microgravity Workstation and Restraint Evaluation project, funded by the NASA Headquarters Life Sciences Division, evaluations were proposed to be conducted in ground, KC-135, and/or Shuttle environments to investigate the human factors engineering (HFE) issues concerning confined/unique workstations, including crew restraint requirements. As part of these evaluations, KC-135 flights were conducted to investigate user/ workstation/ restraint integration for microgravity use of the FRED with the RMS workstation. This evaluation was a pre-cursor to Detailed Supplementary Objective (DSO) - 904 on STS-88. On that mission, a small-statured astronaut will be using the FRED restraint while working at the Aft RMS workstation. The DSO will collect video for later posture analyses, as well as subjective data in the form of an electronic questionnaire. This report describes the current FRED KC-135 evaluations. The primary objectives were to evaluate the usability of the FRED and to verify the DSO in-flight setup. The restraint interface evaluation consisted of four basic areas of restraint use: 1) adjustability; 2) general usability and comfort; 3) usability at the RMS workstation; and 4) assembly and disassembly.
Document ID
20000026310
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Other
Authors
Whitmore, Mihriban
(Lockheed Martin United States)
Chmielewski, Cindy
(Lockheed Martin United States)
Qazi, A. S.
(Lockheed Martin United States)
Mount, Francis
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX United States)
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1999
Publication Information
Publication: KC-135 and Other Microgravity Simulations
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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