A review of astronaut whole body impact tolerance is discussed for land or water landings of the next generation manned space capsule named Orion. LS-DYNA simulations of Orion capsule landings are performed to produce a low, moderate, and high probability of injury. The paper evaluates finite element (FE) seat and occupant simulations for assessing injury risk for the Orion crew and compares these simulations to whole body injury models commonly referred to as the Brinkley criteria. The FE seat and crash dummy models allow for varying the occupant restraint systems, cushion materials, side constraints, flailing of limbs, and detailed seat/occupant interactions to minimize landing injuries to the crew. The FE crash test dummies used in conjunction with the Brinkley criteria provides a useful set of tools for predicting potential crew injuries during vehicle landings.


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    Title :

    Orion Crew Member Injury Predictions during Land and Water Landings


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Earth and Space Conference, 11th Intrnational Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments ; 2008 ; Long Beach, CA, United States


    Publication date :

    2008-03-03


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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