Leg venous hemodynamics and leg volumes during a 42 day -6 degrees head-down bedrest

Seven healthy subjects were submitted to a 42-day head down bedrest, where leg venous compliance (venous distensibity index VDI) and leg volumes were assessed by mercury strain gauge plethysmography with venous occlusion and optoelectronic plethysmography, respectively. Plethysmographic and volometric measurements were made, before, during (at days 1, 4, 7, 14, 21, 26, 34 and 41), and after bedrest (days 1, 4, 7, 11 and 30 of the recovery period). Results showed a continuous decrease in leg volumes throughout bedrest, when VDI increased until day 26 of bedrest, and then decreased afterwards. The recovery period was characterized by a rapid return of VDI to prebedrest levels while leg volumes progressively normalised. These results showed that leg venous compliance changes are not always dependant upon skeletal muscle changes, and that factors other than size of muscle compartment are able to determine increases in leg venous compliance during long-term bedrest.     

Spatial orientation during locomotion [correction of locomation] following space flight

To investigate changes in spatial orientation ability and walking performance following space flight, 7 astronaut subjects were asked pre- and post-flight to perform a goal directed locomotion paradigm which consisted of walking a triangular path with and without vision. This new paradigm, involving inputs from different sensory systems, allows quantification of several critical parameters, like orientation performance, walking velocities and postural stability, in a natural walking task. The paper presented here mainly focusses on spatial orientation performance quantified by the errors in walking the previously seen path without vision. Errors in length and reaching the corners did not change significantly from pre- to post-flight, while absolute angular errors slightly increased post-flight. The significant decrease in walking velocity and a change in head-trunk coordination while walking around the corners of the path observed post-flight may suggest that during re-adaptation to gravity the mechanisms which are necessary to perform the task have to be re-accomplished.     

Influence of graviceptives cues at different level of visual information processing: the effect of prolonged weightlessness

We evaluated the influence of prolonged weightlessness on the performance of visual tasks in the course of the Russian-French missions ANTARES, Post-ANTARES and ALTAIR aboard the MIR station. Eight cosmonauts were subjects in two experiments executed pre-flight, in-flight and post-flight sessions.

In the first experiment, cosmonauts performed a task of symmetry detection in 2-D polygons. The results indicate that this detection is locked in a head retinal reference frame rather than in an environmentally defined one as meridional orientations of symmetry axis (vertical and horizontal) elicited faster response times than oblique ones. However, in weightlessness the saliency of a retinally vertical axis of symmetry is no longer significantly different from an horizontal axis. In the second experiment, cosmonauts performed a mental rotation task in which they judged whether two 3-D objects presented in different orientations were identical. Performance on this task is basically identical in weightlessness and normal gravity.     

Lower body negative pressure (LBNP) as a countermeasure for long term spaceflight

The article presents the current status of lower body negative pressure (LBNP) as a countermeasure for preventing orthostatic intolerance after space flight or bed rest. Devices discussed include the Chibis vacuum suit, the Anthrorack device, a collapsible device, and an inflatable device. Two bed rest studies examined the effect of LBNP and exercise on orthostatic tolerance; plasma volume; vasopressin, plasma renin activity, and catecholamines; and side effects.     

细水雾灭火技术在载人航天器上应用前景

为进一步探索未来大型载人航天器安全、可靠的灭火方法,对现有国内外载人航天器的灭火剂和灭火方法进行综述,并从微重力条件下火灾燃烧特点、细水雾灭火机理和国外微重力条件下细水雾灭火研究状况三方面进行初步分析和总结。分析结果表明,细水雾是一种安全、高效、环保的灭火技术,在载人航天器上具有较好的应用前景。     

WALL INTERFERENCE CORRECTIONS FORHIGH-LIFT EXPERIMENT

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生物组织光学参数：优化散射系数（μ’s）的实时在位测定

利用了一套特殊设计光纤探头组成的稳定态光纤光谱仪测试生物组织的光学参数，从悬乳液(Intralpid)与模拟胶(Phantom)实验推导出优化散射系数(Reduced scattering coeffcient：μ’s)近红外谱测量经验公式。测量反射系数就可以计算出优化散射系数谱。计算结果用模拟胶作了验证，并对大鼠脑组织μ’s进行了实时在位测量，从而得到了一种μ’s在位测量的有效方法。     

智能加工技术在切削颤振在线抑制中的应用

具有薄壁结构的关键航空零部件在切削过程中不可避免发生颤振现象。为提高工件表面质量,在加工过程中对颤振进行准确识别和有效控制已成为该领域的主要研究方向。而对于颤振在线辨识和抑制功能的实现,必须开发集成先进传感器和智能控制算法的智能数控系统,并保证系统中各功能模块线程协调运行。因此,在航空薄壁件的精密加工过程中,利用智能加工技术对切削颤振进行实时辨识和在线抑制将成为未来数控加工技术的发展趋势。     

基于飞行签派员的航空公司运行效率提升研究

航空公司运行控制中心是航空公司的核心,而飞行签派员又是运行控制中心的核心,运行控制中心的 效率直接影响到航空公司的运行安全与效益。根据航空公司飞行签派员的特点和管理现状,对效率量化和效 率评估进行分析研究,采用改进层次分析法(AHP)和物元可拓模型相结合的方法,建立适合我国航空公司飞 行签派员运行效率评估模型;针对评价指标在实际情况下更具有针对性和可操作性,提出4项准则和16项指 标组成的基于签派员航空公司运行效率评价指标体系,并进行算例分析。结果表明:所构建的评价指标体系合 理有效,能够真实反映出航空公司的运行效率与飞行签派员、运控设备、AOC组织结构与工作环境和航空公司 管理规定有着密切联系,为公司运行效率的提升提出理论依据。     

Investigation of the role of aziridine bonding agents on the aging of the composite solid rocket propellant(CSRP)

The role of bonding agents on the aging characteristics is one of the important research topics.Aging program of the prepared propellant samples was conducting as follows:Five samples,two free of bonding agents,and three containing an aziridine based bonding agents(MAPO,HX-752,MAT4),four samples based on different bonding and curing agents all were aged at 70 ℃.The prepared bonding agent "MAT4" gave remarkable improvements and resulted in highly stable mechanical properties comparing with HX-752 or MAPO.The selected bonding agents family inhibited the rate of decomposition of the propellants during the aging periods and supported the propellant matrix against decomposition at the elevated temperatures.