Load Bearing Equipment for Bone and Muscle Project

Axial skeletal loads coupled with muscle torque forces around joints maintain bone. Astronauts working in pairs to exercise can provide high eccentric loads for each other that are most effective. A prototype of load bearing equipment that will allow astronauts to perform exercises using each other...

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Published inNASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI). Reports
Main Authors Terrier, Douglas, Clayton, Ronald G, Shackelford, Linda
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published Hampton NASA/Langley Research Center 26.05.2015
Subjects
Astronauts
Axial stress
Muscles
Shells
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Summary:Axial skeletal loads coupled with muscle torque forces around joints maintain bone. Astronauts working in pairs to exercise can provide high eccentric loads for each other that are most effective. A prototype of load bearing equipment that will allow astronauts to perform exercises using each other for counter force generation in a controlled fashion and provide eccentric overload is proposed. A frame and attachments that can be rapidly assembled for use and easily stored will demonstrate feasibility of a design that can be adapted for ISS testing and Orion use.