Resolution of space motion sickness, and improvements in spatial orientation, posture and motion control, and compensatory eye movements occur as a function of neurosensory and sensorimotor adaptation to microgravity. These adaptive responses, however, are inappropriate for return to Earth. Even following relatively brief space Shuttle missions, significant re-adaptation disturbances related to visual performance, locomotion, and perceived self-motion have been observed. Russian reports suggest that these disturbances increase with mission duration and may be severe following landing after prolonged microgravity exposure such as during a voyage to Mars. Consequently, there is a need to enable the astronauts to be prepared for and more quickly re-adapt to a gravitational environment following extended space missions. Several devices to meet this need are proposed including a virtual environment - centrifuge device (VECD). A short-arm centrifuge will provide centripetal acceleration parallel to the astronaut's longitudinal body axis and a restraint system will be configured to permit head movements only in the plane of rotation (to prevent 'cross-coupling'). A head-mounted virtual environment system will be used to develop appropriate 'calibration' between visual motion/orientation signals and inertial motion/orientation signals generated by the centrifuge. This will permit vestibular, visual and somatosensory signal matches to bias central interpretation of otolith signals toward the 'position' responses and to recalibrate the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR).


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    Titel :

    Development and Implementation of Inflight Neurosensory Training for Adaptation/Readaptation (INSTAR)


    Beteiligte:
    D. L. Harm (Autor:in) / F. E. Guedry (Autor:in) / D. E. Parker (Autor:in) / M. F. Reschke (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1993


    Format / Umfang :

    5 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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