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Development and Initial Testing of a Space Suit Simulator for Neutral Buoyancy
Technical Paper
1999-01-1968
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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The Maryland Advanced Research/Simulation (MARS) Suit is designed to be a low-cost test bed for extravehicular activity (EVA) research, providing an environment for the development and application of biomedical sensors and advanced EVA technologies. It is also designed to be used in gaining more experience with human-telerobotic interactions in an integrated EVA worksite. This paper details the first generation MARS Suit (MX-1) design, describes the low-cost development process, and presents results from ongoing suit testing, as well as plans for future work.
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Shook, L. and Akin, D., "Development and Initial Testing of a Space Suit Simulator for Neutral Buoyancy," SAE Technical Paper 1999-01-1968, 1999, https://doi.org/10.4271/1999-01-1968.Also In
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