Space Suit Foot and Ankle Mobility in Walking on Uneven Terrain 1999-01-1965
A cooperative program undertaken by Zvezda and Hamilton Standard to address the required walking mobility for future planetary missions has focussed on space suit foot and ankle mobility. It has included the evaluation of the performance of a boot sole metatarsal (toe) joint and two different ankle joint configurations.
A field test with a highly mobile space suit prototype by NASA provides data that complement the results of the above study. Experience in traversing a variety of terrain similar to that expected on Mars provides confirmation of the value of pressure suit ankle and boot sole mobility in the field.
Taken together, these studies provide useful data for the design of future planetary exploration spacesuits. Laboratory and field test results are presented and some of their implications for planetary space suit designs are discussed.
Citation: Moiseev, N., Stoklitsky, A., Abramov, I., Kosmo, J. et al., "Space Suit Foot and Ankle Mobility in Walking on Uneven Terrain," SAE Technical Paper 1999-01-1965, 1999, https://doi.org/10.4271/1999-01-1965. Download Citation
Author(s):
N. Moiseev, A. Stoklitsky, I. Abramov, J. Kosmo, D. Eppler, E. Hodgson
Affiliated:
RDPE Zvezda
Pages: 10
Event:
International Conference On Environmental Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Foot
Cooperative programs
Spacesuits
Terrain
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Biomechanics
Protective clothing
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