Artificial Gravity

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Clément, Gilles (Editor), Bukley, Angie (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2007.
• Series: The Space Technology Library ; 20
• Subjects: Engineering.; Life sciences.; Space sciences.; Automotive engineering.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Automotive Engineering.; Life Sciences, general.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.

Protecting the health, safety, and performance of exploration-class mission crews against the physiological deconditioning resulting from long-term weightlessness during transit and long-term reduced gravity during surface operations will require effective, multi-system countermeasures. Artificial g...

Table of Contents:

• The Gravity Of The Situation
• Physics of Artificial Gravity
• History of Artificial Gravity
• Physiological Targets of Artificial Gravity: The Sensory-Motor System
• Physiological Targets of Artificial Gravity: The Cardiovascular System
• Physiological Targets of Artificial Gravity: The Neuromuscular System
• Phyysiological Targets of Artificial Gravity: Adaptive Processes in Bone
• Interactions Among the Vestibular, Autonomic, and Skeletal Systems in Artificial Gravity
• Interactions Among Artificial Gravity, The Affected Physiological Systems, and Nutrition
• Artificial Gravity And The Immune System Function
• Medical, Psychological, and Environmental Issues of Artificial Gravity
• Safety Issues in Artificial Gravity Studies
• Recommended Research.