Skoog A I
Dornier GmbH, Friedrichshafen, Germany.
Acta Astronaut. 1994 Jan;32(1):25-38. doi: 10.1016/0094-5765(94)90145-7.
The progress of the European EVA space suit predevelopment activities has resulted in an improved technical reference concept, which will form the basis for a start of the Phase C/D development work in 1992. Technology development work over the last 2 years has resulted in a considerable amount of test data and a better understanding of the characteristics and behaviour of individual parts of the space suit system, in particular in the areas of suits' mobility and life support functions. This information has enabled a consolidation of certain design features on the one hand, but also led to the challenging of some of the design solutions on the other hand. While working towards an improved situation with respect to the main design drivers mass and cost, the technical concept has been improved with respect to functional safety and ease of handling, taking the evolving Hermes spaceplane requirements into consideration. Necessary hardware and functional redundancies have been implemented taking the operational scenario with Hermes and Columbus servicing into consideration. This paper presents the latest design status of the European EVA space suit concept, with particular emphasis on crew safety, comfort and productivity, in the frame of the predevelopment work for the European Space Agency.
欧洲舱外航天服预研活动取得的进展产生了一个经过改进的技术参考概念，这将成为1992年开始C/D阶段研制工作的基础。过去两年的技术开发工作产生了大量测试数据，并且对航天服系统各个部件的特性和性能有了更深入的了解，特别是在航天服的机动性和生命保障功能方面。这些信息一方面使某些设计特点得以巩固，但另一方面也对一些设计方案提出了挑战。在努力改善主要设计驱动因素——质量和成本的同时，考虑到正在不断演变的赫尔墨斯航天飞机的要求，技术概念在功能安全性和操作简便性方面也得到了改进。考虑到与赫尔墨斯和哥伦布号服务相关的运行情况，已实施了必要的硬件和功能冗余措施。本文介绍了欧洲舱外航天服概念的最新设计状况，特别强调在欧洲航天局预研工作框架内的乘员安全性、舒适性和工作效率。
