Slip Net Mobility Joints for Pressure Suits

Abstract

The results of a 1-year experimental program to develop and evaluate fabric constraint layers for pressurizable suits are described. The principal object of the development was to produce soft-pressure-suit components with minimum constraint to motion and with maximum range of motion. A secondary goal was to develop joint designs that allow the user to maintain displaced positions of the limbs with minimum use of sustaining force.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0848605

Entities

People

  • A. F. Fraser
  • P. R. Preiswerk

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Biomedical Research
  • Braids
  • Fabrication
  • Fabrics
  • Fatigue Tests (Mechanics)
  • Fibers
  • Geometry
  • Internal Pressure
  • Joints (Anatomy)
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Suits
  • Pressurization
  • Relative Motion
  • Space Suits

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  • Materials Science
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