THE EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE TO A ROTATING ENVIRONMENT (10RPM) ON FOUR AVIATORS FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE DAYS,

Abstract

Four carefully selected military personnel undergoing flight training were exposed to constant rotation at a speed of 10 RPM for 12 days in the Pensacola Slow Rotation Room. Environmental and working conditions simulated in many respects those which might obtain in a rotating orbiting spacecraft. The findings are discussed under three headings: clinical symptoms, clinical laboratory findings, and psychophysiological performance. The experiment has demonstrated that countermeasured in addition to adaptation are needed if there is immediate exposure to rotational velocities of 10 RPM and that the rotating room is a useful device for further exploration of vestibular and central nervous system mechanisms. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 1965
Accession Number
AD0617756

Entities

People

  • A. Graybiel
  • E. C. Knoblock
  • F. E. Guedry Jr.
  • R. S. Kennedy
  • W. Mertz

Organizations

  • Naval Aerospace Medical Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautics
  • Aviation Personnel
  • Central Nervous System
  • Clinical Laboratories
  • Environment
  • Flight Crews
  • Flight Training
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Nervous System
  • Operators (Personnel)
  • Rotation
  • Spacecraft
  • Students
  • Trainees
  • Training

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers