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The p a s t s i x months have l e a d t o e s s e n t i a l l y completed l i t e r a t u r e s u r v e y s i n t h e a r e a s of a t m o s p h e r e s i n l i f e s u p p o r t s y s t e m s , w a t e r r e c l a m a t i o n , e x t r a v e h i c u l a r s y s t e m s , and t r a c e c o n t a m i n a n t m o n i t o r i n g . Survey r e p o r t s i n e a c h a r e a a r e b e i n g p r e p a r e d and r e v i e w e d , w i t h t h e u l t i m a t e g o a l o f r e c o r n e n d i n g f e r t i l e r e s e a r c h a p p r o a c h e s s u i t a b l e f o r work i n g r a d u a t e s c h o o l l a b o r a t o r i e s . The c u r r e n t s t a t u s i n e a c h a r e a i s o u t l i n e d below. 11. ATMOSPHERES ( P r o f . R . C . R e i d )
f n t h e p a s t s i x months, P r o f . Reid h a s made t h e f o l l o w i n g v i s i t s t o v a r i o u s m e e t i n g s and companies t o d i s c u s s c u r r e n t
problems i n l i f e s u p p o r t t e c h n o l o g y , Copies of t h e t r i p r e p o r t s have been forwarded t o M r . J . P e c o r a r o a t NASA H e a d q u a r t e r s .
March 1969
May 2 , 1 9 6 9
Houston Manned S p a c e c r a f t C e n t e r and AIChE N a t i o n a l Meeting
Symposium on A d s o r p t i o n New O r l e a n s , L o u i s i a n a
M r . Noel Bannerton
TRW I n c .
August 21, 1969
August 2 2 , 1969
Yr, F e r r y Secord
Advanced Riot~?chnoLogy & Power Bept,
McDonnell-Douglas Astronautics Go, Santa Monica, California
M r . J . Smith
B i ~ e n g i n e e r i n g Dept.
Lockheed M i s s i l e s & Space Co. S u n n y v a l e , C a l i f o r n i a
The v i s i t s and l i t e r a t u r e s u r v e y o v e r t h e p a s t y e a r have l e a d t o t h e development o f a f i r s t d r a f t o f t h e r e p o r t on
"Atmospheres i n L i f e S u p p o r t Systems" by P r o f . Reid. The a r e a s i n v e s t i g a t e d a r e :
1. S t o r a g e of Atmospheric Gases
2 . R e g e n e r a t i v e Carbon D i o x i d e Removal Systems
3 . Carbon ~ i o x i d e Removal i n S p a c e S u i t s 4 . Recovery of Oxygen
5. E l e c t r o l y s i s of Water
111, EXTRAVEHICULAR SYSTEMS
( M r , L , C , Vsn Renner)
A f i r s t d r a f t o f t h e r e p o r t " E x t r a v e h i c u l a r A c t i v i t y : A
Review w i t h Recommendations" was c o m p l e t e d . I t i s p r e s e n t l y b e i n g r e v i e w e d by u n i v e r s i t y and i n d u s t r i a l e x p e r t s , and i n c l u d e s a s t u d y of a s y s t e m s approach t o EVA; s u b s y s t e m s o f L i f e S u p p o r t , Power, Communications, P r o p u l s i o n , Guidance and S t a b i l i z a t i o n . A t l e a s t t h i r t y - o n e d i s t i n c t problem a r e a s w e r e i d e n t i f i e d i n which u n i v e r s i t y r e s e a r c h e r s c o u l d c o n t r i b u t e t o a d v a n c i n g t h e b r o a d , o v e r - a l l s t a t e - o f - t h e - a r t i n t h i s f i e l d . S u b j e c t t o some s l i g h t changes i n e m p h a s i s , t h e r e p o r t s h o u l d b e i n c i r c u l a t i o n by l a t e 1969. The r e p o r t ' s b r i e f summary a p p e q r s below. E x t r a v e h i c u l a r A c t i v i t y : A Review w i t h Recommendations
Area P r o b l e m
The n a t u r e o f EVA
1 , Standard defxnltlsn of EVA
t a s k s a n d t l m e l l n e s , 2 . Load t r a n s m i s s i o n d e v i c e EVA s y s t e m a p p r o a c h 1. Non-anthropomorphic s u i t 2 , D e f i n i t i o n o f o p t i m a l s y s t e r EVA s u b s y s t e m s 1, S p a c e s u i t improvement 2 . T h e r m a l c o n t r o l , C C 2 r e m o v a l s y s t e m s 3 . S u b j e c t i v e e f f o r t model 4 . P o s t u r a l r e f l e x model 5 . E l e c t r o m y o g r a p h i c c o n t r o l 6 . Timing c o n t r o l l e r e v a l u a t i o r 7 . O p t i m a l manual c o n t r o l t e c h , S i m u l a t i o n 1. S t a n d a r d f i d e l i t y p a r a m e t e r model 2. O p t i m a l u s e p a t t e r n f o r e x i s e i n g f a c i l i t i e s
I V . CONTAMINANT MONITORING I N ATMOSPHERES
( M r s , H . L. G a l i a n a )
A r o u g h dratt o f the review paper an thxs subject s h o u l d
be ready by the end of Novembcj " ~ 2 - 5 ~ n a L report o n "Contaml-
n a n t M o n r t o r r n g Teehnlques" wila be ci~culated to u n r v e r s r t y l a b o r a t o r i e s , a f t e r s u i t a b l e r e v l e w , by e a r l y 1 9 7 0 . The r e p o r t p l a n s t o c o v e r t h e a r e a s o f 1. N a t u r e and S o u r c e s o f B l o P o g i c a l and C h e m i c a l C o n t a m i n a n t s 2 . Maximum A l l o w a b l e Contamnnant C o n c e n t r a t i o n L e v e l s 3 . T r a c e Chemical M s n r t s r i n g T e c h n i q u e s
4 . Low L e v e l B i o P s g i caY Monltorxng Technf q u e s
5 . C o n c l u s i o n s a n d R e c o ~ m e n d a t i o n s
V . WATER RECLAMATTON
( J o h n T o l e )
A p a p e r e n t n t l e d "Water Recovery S y s t e m s " h a s b e e n
An a t t e m p t i s made t o c o v e r e a c h o f t h e s e areas i n some d e t a i l and t o s u g g e s t p r o m i s i n g r e s e a r c h t o p ~ c s r e l e v a n t t o t h e u n d e r -
V L , PUBLZCATTQNS AND THESES
OF THE MAN-VEHICLE LABORZ1TORY, 1969
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I t S .M.E .A.A. T h e s i s , M . I , T , , S e p t e m b e r 1 9 6 9 .3 . N o g g l e , P h i l l l p L . , "manual C o n t r o l o f U n s t a b l e v e h i c l e s U s i n g Kinesthetic C u e s , " E n g i n e e r T h e s i s , F e b r u a r y 1 9 6 9 .
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December 1 9 6 9 .
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