This report deals with the generation of a recumbent seating system which will be used by NASA to shuttle astronauts from the Russian space station Mir. We begin by examining the necessity for designing a special couch for the returning astronauts. Next, we discuss the operating conditions and constraints of the recumbent seating system and provide a detailed function structure. After working through the conceptual design process, we came up with ten alternative designs which are presented in the appendices. These designs were evaluated and weighted to systematically determine the best choice for embodiment design. A detailed discussion of all components of the selected system follows with design calculations for the seat presented in the appendices. The report concludes with an evaluation of the resulting design and recommendations for further development.


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    Title :

    Concepts and Embodiment Design of a Reentry Recumbent Seating System for the NASA Space Shuttle


    Contributors:
    S. Mcmillan (author) / B. Looby (author) / C. Devany (author) / C. Chudej (author) / B. Brooks (author)

    Publication date :

    1993


    Size :

    53 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English