ACCELERATION TOLERANCE. VOLUME I

Abstract

The tolerance for acceleration has been studied by experimentation on the centrifuge using human and animal subjects. Body positioning relative to the direction of the increased gravitational forces was found to be critical. In an upright position, the gravitational shifts of blood may leave the brain cells without adequate blood and oxygen supply causing 'grayout' or blackout' at 4 to 6g. This annotated bibliography compiles 99 unclassified and unlimited references of documents that have been cataloged in the DDC collection.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0684450

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Organizations

  • Defense Technical Information Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Astronautics
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Chemistry
  • Ear
  • Health Services
  • Heart Rate
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Medical Personnel
  • Motion Sickness
  • Pain
  • Psychology
  • Psychophysiology
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Library and Information Science