Pressurized Rover Airlocks

Cohen, Marc M.

doi:10.4271/2000-01-2389

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“…The paper [5] considers the space suit with a HUT and a rear entry hatch as a mini-airlock for usage on the Mars. To do this, the space suit shall be mated (by its "back") directly to the spacecraft habitat ingress/egress hatch or to the pressurized rover hatch, if there is one on the rover.…”

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Concept of Mechanical Interfaces for Planetary Space Suit to Airlock and Rover

Abramov¹,

Moiseyev²,

Stoklitsky³

2002

SAE Technical Paper Series

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Advanced projects envisage multiple EVAs on the planetary surface and great distances to be covered by EVA astronauts during manned Mars missions. Astronauts' egress with special Martian EVA space suits on can be provided only through the landing module/spacecraft airlock. To move over the planet, astronauts are expected both to walk and use a planetary rover (Martian rover). To make EVA activities on the planetary surface successful, an optimized concept for space suit attachment both to the airlock and Martian rover should be developed. The paper considers concept options of the planetary space suit (PSS)/airlock and PSS/Martian rover mechanical interfaces based on patent information study and analysis of development, test and operation data for the EVA space suits. The paper proposes an option of the concept that, in the authors' viewpoint, fulfills in the best way the following tasks: astronauts' unassisted capability to fulfill all airlock procedures, space vehicle ingress/egress, Martian rover ingress/egress and control of driving. The selected interface concept is based on the space suit design with a hard upper torso (HUT) and a rear entry hatch. The concept provides for HUT-mounted attachment points and their mating fasteners located on the airlock wall and on the Martian rover. Using the same interfaces, the suited astronaut can be attached to the Martian rover working station and to the airlock. There are no usual seats on the Martian rover, consequently, there is no need to sit and stand in the rover. Ingress to and egress from the Martian rover become comfortable. To have a rest, an astronaut can "sit" inside the suit. This paper presents interfaces' design concepts and application method.

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Concept of Mechanical Interfaces for Planetary Space Suit to Airlock and Rover

Abramov¹,

Moiseyev²,

Stoklitsky³

2002

SAE Technical Paper Series

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Lunar Surface Scenarios: Habitation and Life Support Systems for a Pressurized Rover

Anderson

Hanford

Howard³

et al. 2006

Earth &Amp;amp; Space 2006

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Pressurized rovers will be a critical component of successful lunar exploration to enable safe investigation of sites distant from the outpost location. A pressurized rover is a complex system with the same functions as any other crewed vehicle. Designs for a pressurized rover need to take into account significant constraints, a multitude of tasks to be performed inside and out, and the complexity of life support systems to support the crew. In future studies, pressurized rovers should be given the same level of consideration as any other vehicle occupied by the crew.

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Pressurized Greenhouse: A Responsive Environment to Partial Gravity Conditions

Esfandabadi¹,

Bannova²

2021

Earth and Space 2021

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Pressurized Rover Airlocks

Cited by 10 publications

References 7 publications

Concept of Mechanical Interfaces for Planetary Space Suit to Airlock and Rover

Concept of Mechanical Interfaces for Planetary Space Suit to Airlock and Rover

Lunar Surface Scenarios: Habitation and Life Support Systems for a Pressurized Rover

Pressurized Greenhouse: A Responsive Environment to Partial Gravity Conditions

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