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Deneb's Interactive Graphic Robot Instruction Progam (IGRIP) and Envision software packages with the Ergonomic analysis option enabled were used for manufacturing process analysis and maintainability / human factors design evaluation in the Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems - Fort Worth facility. The initial objective of both the manufacturing and maintainability engineering community was to validate the use of ergonomic modeling and simulation tools in an effort to gain acceptance of this new technology. Each discipline selected an existing operation to baseline the validation. Manufacturing selected the F-16 vertical fin as it is assembled from detail parts into a complete assembly, ready to be mated to the aircraft. Maintainability selected the removal of the Expanded Data Entry Electronics Unit (EXDEEU) located behind the ejection seat of the F-16 aircraft.

A dynamic simulation of the ISS CDRA hardware was created using the Aspen Custom Modeler software platform. The dynamic model calculates the material and energy balances that describe the system properties. The model was calibrated by comparison to test data results from a flight-like CDRA at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. While other FORTRAN models of the CDRA already exist, developing an ACM simulation is the first step towards creating a generic tool to simulate larger collections of life support hardware. The ACM tool should make it possible to be very flexible when rearranging these models to simulate possible configurations of the life support subsystems that could be used in the future, especially for advanced life support applications.

A method for capturing full-body scans for the purpose of extracting Extravehicular Activity (EVA) suit measurements is being evaluated. Subjects were marked using reflective spheres enabling researchers to acquire all 118 measurements of the suit sizing protocol. Several researchers measured the subjects using a full-body laser scanner, a motion analysis system, and standard anthropometrical equipment. The linear scanner measurements were compared to the motion analysis data, while the circumferential scanner measurements were compared to the manual data. The mean percent difference between the scanner measurements and motion analysis linear/manual circumferential measurements was 4.21%. It was concluded that the scanner measurements were accurate enough for preliminary sizing of EVA suits.

This paper reviews the evolution and current state of atmospheric monitoring on the International Space Station to provide context from which we can imagine a more advanced and integrated system. The unique environmental hazards of human space flight are identified and categorized into groups, taking into consideration the time required for the hazard to become a threat to human health or performance. The key functions of a comprehensive monitoring strategy for a closed ecological life support system are derived from past experience and a survey of currently available technologies for monitoring air quality. Finally, a system architecture is developed incorporating the lessons learned from ISS and other analogous closed life support systems. The paper concludes by presenting recommendations on how to proceed with requirements definition and conceptual design of an air monitoring system for exploration missions.

Firefighters want to go to work, do their job well, and go home alive and uninjured. For their most important job, saving lives, firefighters want protective equipment that will allow more extended and effective time at fire scenes in order to perform victim search and rescue. A team, including engineers at NASA JSC and firefighters from Houston, has developed a list of problem areas for which NASA technology and know-how can recommend improvements for firefighter suits and gear. Prototypes for solutions have been developed and are being evaluated. This effort will spin back to NASA as improvements for lunar and planetary suits.