The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is preparing for future Artemis missions that will return humans to the lunar surface. A critical piece of these future missions is the Lunar Transport Vehicle (LTV), a transportation device to be used on the lunar surface. A vehicular method of transportation will allow for longer duration missions with increased capabilities to conduct research and transport soil, geological samples, or other materials of interest. Multiple missions to the lunar surface throughout the Apollo program also deployed the use of a lunar vehicle, known as the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV). The LRV was used during three of the six Apollo missions that successfully landed humans on the moon. Unfortunately, the LRV did not have any onboard instrumentation, and a large portion of the lunar performance evaluation relied on photographic documentation and crew reports. Therefore, we do not know the actual accelerations and vibrations experienced by the crew when driving on the lunar surface. The objective of this document is to provide occupant protection guidance when designing the LTV. Acceleration, vibration, and jerk metrics imparted by the vehicle relative to the occupant shall not exceed those listed in this document. At the time of writing of these requirements, much of the LTV design is unknown. This document details requirements based on multiple possible restraint configurations and crew orientations.


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    Title :

    Lunar Transport Vehicle Occupant Protection Requirements



    Publication date :

    2022-09-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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