MOONWALK – Prototyping the Spacesuit Human Interfaces of the Future for Test in Water Immersion Partial Gravity Simulation

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  • 8 years ago
 
 

66th International Astronautical Congress, Jerusalem, Israel

A5. HUMAN EXPLORATION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM SYMPOSIUM 3-B3.6. Human and Robotic Partnerships in Exploration – Joint session of the Human Space Flight and Exploration Symposia

MOONWALK – Prototyping the Spacesuit Human Interfaces of the Future for Test in Water Immersion Partial Gravity Simulation

Diego A. Urbina, Tom Hoppenbrouwers, Hemanth K. Madakashira, Vladimir Albert, Keshav Chintamani, Xavier Martinez-Gonzalez, Boris Van Lierde, Ngoc-Diep Ho, Nicolae Mihalache, Jakob Schwendner, Mathias Hoeckelmann, Martin Schroeer, Peter Weiss, Virginie Taillebot, Thibaud Gobert

Abstract

Within the MOONWALK Project, a Human Machine Interface (HMI) prototype is being developed, with the objective of improving the exchange of information of an Astronaut with Mission Control during EVAs, and the situational awareness and autonomy of the Extravehicular Crew. It features procedure viewing, media transfer, telemetry display, video and audio streaming, voice loop system, robot control through push buttons and gestures, and communications during emergencies. The HMI will also assume 3 possible configurations: a wrist display, a chest display and a heads-up display, which are implemented for a comparability study. The HMI ought to be fully operational in natural Water Immersion Partial Gravity conditions, i.e. at water depths up to -20 meters, and be operable under the constraints of an exoskeleton spacesuit and gloves mockup. A Mission Control Centre is also being created in Brussels, Belgium, to test the HMI and to support EVA simulations.