Investigation of a Cable-Driven Parallel Mechanism for Pressure Suit Arm Resizing and Motion Assistance

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dc.contributor.advisorAkin, Daviden_US
dc.contributor.authorBenson, Elizabethen_US
dc.contributor.departmentAerospace Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2007-09-28T14:57:14Z
dc.date.available2007-09-28T14:57:14Z
dc.date.issued2007-07-19en_US
dc.description.abstractThe fit of a spacesuit has been identified as a crucial factor that will determine its usability. Therefore, because one-size-fits-all spacesuits seldom fit any wearer well, and because individually tailored spacesuits are costly, the University of Maryland has conducted research into a resizable Extravehicular Activity (EVA) suit. This resizing is accomplished through a series of cable-driven parallel manipulators, which are used to adjust the distance between plates and rings built into a soft space suit. These actuators, as well as enabling passive suit resizing, could be used to actively assist the astronaut's motion, decreasing the torques that must be applied for movement in a pressurized suit. This thesis details the development and testing of an arm test section, which is used to better understand the dynamics of a more complex torso-limb system.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/7189
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEngineering, Aerospaceen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledSpace Systemsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledPressure Suiten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledResizingen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledSpace Suiten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledEVAen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledExtravehicular Activityen_US
dc.titleInvestigation of a Cable-Driven Parallel Mechanism for Pressure Suit Arm Resizing and Motion Assistanceen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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