The range of motion of space suits has traditionally been described using limited two-dimensional mapping of limb, torso, or arm movements performed in front of an orthogonal grid. A new technique for recovering extravehicular (EVA) space suit range-of-motion data during underwater testing was described in a paper presented by the author at the 1988 conference. The new technique uses digitized data which is automatically acquired from video images of the subject. Three-dimensional trajectories are recovered from these data, and can be displayed using two-dimensional computer graphics. Results of using this technique in a study of the current shuttle EVA suit during underwater simulated weightlessness testing are discussed. Application of the data for use in animating anthropometric computer models is highlighted.
Results and Applications of a Space Suit Range-of-Motion Study
Sae Technical Papers
Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems ; 1989
1989-07-01
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
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