NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Human Factors Engineering Analysis of Various Hatch Sizes

Andrews, Tanya ; Stewart, Rebecca ; Dietzler, Walter

关键词: ANTHROPOMETRY;    DOCKING;    EGRESS;    FEMALES;    HATCHES;    HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING;    MALES;    MICROGRAVITY APPLICATIONS;    MODULES;    SAFETY;   

RP-ID  :  M19-7190

学科分类：航空航天科学

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来源: NASA Technical Reports Server

【 摘 要 】

The NASA Docking System (NDS) is a 31.4961-inch (800 mm) diameter circular hatch for astronauts to pass through when docked to other pressurized elements in space or for entrance or egress on surface environments. The NDS is utilized on the Orion Spacecraft and has been implemented as the International Docking System Standard (IDSS). The EV74 Human Factors Engineering (HFE) Team at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) conducted human factors analyses with various hatch shapes and sizes to accommodate for all astronaut anthropometries and daily task comfort. It is believed that the hatch, approximately 32 inches, is too small, and a bigger hatch size would better accommodate most astronauts. In order to conduct human factors analyses, four participants were gathered based on anthropometry percentiles: 1st female, 5th female, 95th male, and 99th male.