Space motion sickness preflight adaptation training: preliminary studies with prototype trainers

Parker, D. E.; Rock, J. C.; von Gierke, H. E.; Ouyang, L.; Reschke, M. F.; Arrott, A. P.

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Space motion sickness preflight adaptation training: preliminary studies with prototype trainers

Parker, D. E.·Rock, J. C.·von Gierke, H. E.·Ouyang, L.·Reschke, M. F.·Arrott, A. P.

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Preflight training frequently has been proposed as a potential solution to the problem of space motion sickness. The paper considers successively the otolith reinterpretation, the concept for a preflight adaptation trainer and the research with the Miami University Seesaw, the Wright Patterson Air-Force Base Dynamic Environment Simulator and the Visually Coupled Airborne Systems Simulator prototype adaptation trainers.

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NASA Discipline Neuroscience NASA Discipline Number 12-50 Non-NASA Center NASA Center JSC NASA Program Biomedicine Nystagmus, Optokinetic/physiology Otolithic Membrane/physiology Astronauts/education Adaptation, Physiological/physiology Space Motion Sickness/etiology/prevention & control Eye Movements/physiology Weightlessness Simulation Rotation Weightlessness/adverse effects Equipment Design Space Flight/education/instrumentation Human Motion Perception/physiology Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S

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Parker, D. E., Rock, J. C., von Gierke, H. E., Ouyang, L., Reschke, M. F., Arrott, A. P.. 1987-01-01. Space motion sickness preflight adaptation training: preliminary studies with prototype trainers. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20040089605

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