A management information system to study space diets

Kang, Sukwon; Both, A. J.; Janes, H. W.

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A management information system to study space diets

Kang, Sukwon·Both, A. J.·Janes, H. W.

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A management information system (MIS), including a database management system (DBMS) and a decision support system (DSS), was developed to dynamically analyze the variable nutritional content of foods grown and prepared in an Advanced Life Support System (ALSS) such as required for long-duration space missions. The DBMS was designed around the known nutritional content of a list of candidate crops and their prepared foods. The DSS was designed to determine the composition of the daily crew diet based on crop and nutritional information stored in the DBMS. Each of the selected food items was assumed to be harvested from a yet-to-be designed ALSS biomass production subsystem and further prepared in accompanying food preparation subsystems. The developed DBMS allows for the analysis of the nutrient composition of a sample 20-day diet for future Advanced Life Support missions and is able to determine the required quantities of food needed to satisfy the crew's daily consumption. In addition, based on published crop growth rates, the DBMS was able to calculate the required size of the biomass production area needed to satisfy the daily food requirements for the crew. Results from this study can be used to help design future ALSS for which the integration of various subsystems (e.g., biomass production, food preparation and consumption, and waste processing) is paramount for the success of the mission.

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NASA Discipline Life Support Systems Non-NASA Center Decision Support Techniques Food, Formulated Plants, Edible/chemistry/growth & development Management Information Systems Space Flight Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Biomass Nutritive Value Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S Software Human Ecological Systems, Closed Minerals/analysis Life Support Systems Programming, Linear Menu Planning

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Kang, Sukwon, Both, A. J., Janes, H. W.. 2002-01-01. A management information system to study space diets. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20040087938

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