"Space-BEE: Space Biomedical Exercise Environment" A Personal Centrifuge within an Inflatable Structure

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Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Pinni, Martina, author.

Conference Name:

International Conference On Environmental Systems (2005-07-11 : Rome, Italy)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2005

Summary:

This paper presents a conceptual design of a short-radius centrifuge for orbital application, contained in an inflatable structure.The objectives of this design are: to support the physical effectiveness of the crew by offering an exercise facility; to provide a test bed for biomedical experiments on human centrifugation in orbit; and to offer recreational benefits during long periods of confinement. The use of a pneumatic structure that can expand in orbit allows maximizing the radius of the centrifuge within mass and launch constraints.The proposed project is composed of elements with standard interfaces; its environmental design is based on human factor considerations from biomedical literature, and it respects current ergonomics and NASA standards

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Publisher Number:

2005-01-3049

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