ISOTHERMAL METHOD FOR VOLUME DETERMINATION,

Abstract

Studies were done to find an accurate method for measuring weight of humans, animals, and objects in weightlessness. Present methods used to determine weight cannot be applied in weightlessness. An initial probe to determine the feasibility of measuring volume by an isothermal method and applying the method to computation of weight was succesful. In a study of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta), the method showed great promises for further development and subsequent use in space flight. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 1969
Accession Number
AD0695367

Entities

People

  • Efrain Molina
  • James Knepton

Organizations

  • Naval Aerospace Medical Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautics
  • Animals
  • Computations
  • Flight
  • Monkeys
  • Rhesus Monkeys
  • Space Flight
  • Weight
  • Weightlessness

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space