Materials and Textile Architecture Analyses for Mechanical Counter-Pressure Space Suits using Active Materials
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Author(s)
Buechley, Leah
Newman, Dava
Holschuh, Bradley T.
Obropta, Edward W.
Date Issued
September 2012
Journal
Proceedings of the AIAA SPACE 2012 Conference & Exposition
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Holschuh, Bradley, Edward Obropta, Leah Buechley, and Dava Newman. “Materials and Textile Architecture Analyses for Mechanical Counter-Pressure Space Suits using Active Materials.” In AIAA SPACE 2012 Conference & Exposition. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2012.
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Abstract
Mechanical counter-pressure (MCP) space suits have the potential to improve the mobility of astronauts as they conduct planetary exploration activities. MCP suits differ from traditional gas-pressurized space suits by applying surface pressure to the wearer using tight-fitting materials rather than pressurized gas, and represent a fundamental change in space suit design. However, the underlying technologies required to provide uniform compression in a MCP garment at sufficient pressures for space exploration have not yet been perfected, and donning and doffing a MCP suit remains a significant challenge. This research effort focuses on the novel use of active material technologies to produce a garment with controllable compression capabilities (up to 30 kPa) to address these problems. We provide a comparative study of active materials and textile architectures for MCP applications; concept active material compression textiles to be developed and tested based on these analyses; and preliminary biaxial braid compression garment modeling results.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division
Program in Media Arts and Sciences (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2012-5206
