Advances in Fit Design Research of Spacesuit Upper Torso

Author

Yuanfeng Li ; Wanxin Zhang

Author_Institution

Nat. Key Lab. of Human Factors Eng., China Astronaut Res. & Training Center, Beijing, China

Volume

2

fYear

2014

fDate

26-27 Aug. 2014

Firstpage

79

Lastpage

82

Abstract

The next generation of pressure spacesuits must enable the astronaut to accomplish the intricate Extravehicular Activity (EVA) tasks simply and efficiently, which makes the fit design of spacesuit significant. As the foundation of spacesuit, the fit design of upper torso determines the ergonomic property of the whole suit. This paper discusses and analyses approaches to settle the sizing problem of upper torso architect, including passive method and active method that are firstly defined here. By evaluating and discussing various methods, the roadmap of fit design is achieved. Moreover, suggestions for the future development of upper torso fit design are given.

Keywords

ergonomics; space research; EVA tasks; active method; ergonomic property; extravehicular activity task; fit design research; passive method; pressure spacesuits; spacesuit upper torso; upper torso architect sizing problem; Bladder; Computer architecture; Design methodology; Materials; Microprocessors; Muscles; Torso; fit design; spacesuit; upper torso;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Intelligent Human-Machine Systems and Cybernetics (IHMSC), 2014 Sixth International Conference on

Conference_Location

Hangzhou

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-4956-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IHMSC.2014.122

Filename

6911453