Zero-G Simulation using Neutral Buoyancy

891529

07/01/1989

Event
Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems
Authors Abstract
Content
For human beings who have been reared on the earth with its 1 G gravitational field, the condition of weightlessness is a world with which we are unfamiliar. Even if the layout and equipment configuration of a spacecraft designed to compensate for operation under Zero-G conditions, there are some things which are not effective under actual weightless conditions. In the design of a manned spacecraft, it is necessary to accumulate design data on human performance in a weightless condition, then to undertake design evaluations and verification under weightless conditions. In this paper, testing for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of Zero-G simulation using neutral buoyancy, conducted first of all in Japan, and recommendations on the equipment and Facilities required to conduct such simulations, are described.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/891529
Pages
8
Citation
Otsuji, K., and Suzuki, K., "Zero-G Simulation using Neutral Buoyancy," SAE Technical Paper 891529, 1989, https://doi.org/10.4271/891529.
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Published
Jul 1, 1989
Product Code
891529
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English