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Advanced Spacesuit Portable Life Support System Packaging Concept Mock-Up Design & DevelopmentA concentrated development effort was begun at NASA Johnson Space Center to create an advanced Portable Life Support System (PLSS) packaging concept. Ease of maintenance, technological flexibility, low weight, and minimal volume are targeted in the design of future micro-gravity and planetary PLSS configurations. Three main design concepts emerged from conceptual design techniques and were carried forth into detailed design, then full scale mock-up creation. "Foam", "Motherboard", and "LEGOtm" packaging design concepts are described in detail. Results of the evaluation process targeted maintenance, robustness, mass properties, and flexibility as key aspects to a new PLSS packaging configuration. The various design tools used to evolve concepts into high fidelity mock ups revealed that no single tool was all encompassing, several combinations were complimentary, the devil is in the details, and, despite efforts, many lessons were learned only after working with hardware.
Document ID
20000085944
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
O''Connell, Mary K.
(Lockheed Martin Space Operations Houston, TX United States)
Slade, Howard G.
(Lockheed Martin Space Operations Houston, TX United States)
Stinson, Richard G.
(Lockheed Martin Space Operations Houston, TX United States)
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1998
Publication Information
Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc.
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Report/Patent Number
99-ES-161
Meeting Information
Meeting: ICES
Location: Denver, CO
Country: United States
Start Date: July 1, 1999
Sponsors: Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc.
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS9-19100
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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