16.423J Space Biomedical Engineering & Life Support

Fall 2002

Astronaut Carlos I. Noriega, waves during the second of three STS-97 sessions of extravehicular activity. (NASA)
Astronaut Carlos I. Noriega waves during the second of three STS-97 sessions of extravehicular activity. (Photo courtesy of NASA.)

Course Highlights

This course includes a variety of lecture notes, as well as a full set of assignments with solutions.

Course Description

Fundamentals of human performance, physiology, and life support impacting engineering design and aerospace systems. Topics include: effects of gravity on the muscle, skeletal, cardiovascular, and neurovestibular systems; human/pilot modeling and human/machine design; flight experiment design; and life support engineering for extravehicular activity (EVA). Case studies of current research are presented. Assignments include a design project, quantitative homework sets, and quizzes emphasizing engineering and systems aspects.


Technical Requirements

MATLAB® software is required to run the .m files found on this course site.



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Staff

Instructor:
Prof. Dava Newman

Course Meeting Times

Lectures:
Two sessions / week 
1.5 hours / session

Level

Graduate