Design Considerations for an EVA Simulator

670568

02/01/1967

Event
Aerospace Systems Conference and Engineering Display
Authors Abstract
Content
A new EVA/IVA simulation technique in which a servo-driven/computer-controlled simulator provides motion to the astronaut equivalent to that experienced in a zerog environment is described. The instrumentation systems required to generate the necessary input data to the analog computer, programed with the EVA/IVA dynamic equations, are discussed.
The instrumentation consists of a load cell array to sense the forces and moments applied to the spacecraft by the astronaut during orbital activity and a unique limb motion sensor that continuously measures the astronaut's limb positions. The design considerations for the simulator are presented, and various space missions conducted on the simulator, with primary emphasis on EVA, are discussed.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/670568
Pages
11
Citation
Tewell, J., and Johnson, C., "Design Considerations for an EVA Simulator," SAE Technical Paper 670568, 1967, https://doi.org/10.4271/670568.
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Publisher
Published
Feb 1, 1967
Product Code
670568
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English