PULMONARY FUNCTION EVALUATION IN AIR AND IN SPACE FLIGHT

Abstract

Ideal monitoring of pulmonary function allows constant surveillance with a minimum of equipment of a pilot or astronaut. A velocity-volume (V-V) loop synthesized from a telemetered pneumotachogram permits the assessment of the following measurements: vital capacity, expiratory reserve volume, inspiratory reserve volume, inspiratory capacity, tidal volume, and air trapping, timed inspiratory and expiratory vital capacities, inspiratory and expiratory reserve velocities, maximum peak inspiratory and expiratory velocities, breath accelerations, and a reliable maximun breathing capacity prediction at any breathing frequency. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 23, 1961
Accession Number
AD0257276

Entities

People

  • Roscoe G. Jr. Bartlett

Organizations

  • Naval Aerospace Medical Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Flight
  • Frequency
  • Measurement
  • Monitoring
  • Motion
  • Pulmonary Function
  • Respiration
  • Space Flight
  • Surveillance
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Marine Mammal Biology
  • Radar Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster