How Will The EDLS-Mir Data Improve The International Space Station?
EDLS-Mir will provide the designers of the International Space Station (ISS) with an extensive data set on the effects of crew movement on a space station’s microgravity environment. In addition, EDLS will provide ISS designers with the critical information necessary for the design of both active and passive devices to control the effects of crew movement on scientific experiments. ISS engineers will use the EDLS-Mir data to develop and refine the computer models that are used to predict the effects of crew movement on the ISS. What Hardware Components Make Up EDLS-Mir? EDLS-Mir consists of two instrumented foot loops/restraints, a handhold and a push-off plate. The four sensors are connected to a high-speed, computer-controlled data acquisition and storage system through separate umbilical cords. The EDLS sensors will measure the magnitude and frequency of the forces the crew exert when they use the restraints. How Will EDLS Study Crew Motions Aboard Mir? The EDLS-Mir sensors will ini
