This paper presents the results of an investigation of body-motion control of lunar-flying- platform configurations utilizing shirt-sleeved operators and a simulator with five degrees of freedom. The results show that lunar vehicles with moments of inertia up to 100 slug-ft2 (136 kg-m2) in pitch and 300 or 400 slug-ft2 (407 or 542 kg-m2) in roll should have satisfactory control qualities. The separation of the vehicle operator and thrust jets from the high-inertia vehicle elements by means of a low-inertia auxiliary platform resulted in satisfactory control in both pitch and roll over the range of equivalent lunar moments of inertia of 33 to 400 slug-ft2 (45 to 542 kg-m2). A description of a number of useful variations of body-motion control is presented.


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    Title :

    Simulator Study of the Control of Lunar Flying Platforms by Pilot Body Motions


    Contributors:
    P. R. Hill (author) / J. D. Thomas (author)

    Publication date :

    1970


    Size :

    55 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English







    Lunar flying platform simulator

    Hill, P. R. / Thomas, D. F., Jr. | NTRS | 1970


    Lunar Flying Platform Simulator

    P. R. Hill / D. F. Thomas | NTIS | 1970