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Research on biophysical evaluation of the human vestibular system
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Young, L. R. |
| Copyright Year | 1974 |
| Description | The human vestibular function was studied by the combined approach of advanced measurement and mathematical modelling. Fundamental measurements of some physical properties of endolymph and perilymph, combined with nystagmus measurements and fluid mechanical analysis of semicircular canal function furthered the theory of canal mechanical response to angular acceleration, caloric stimulation and relating linear acceleration. The effects of adaptation seen at low frequency angular stimulation were studied and modelled to remove some shortcomings of the torsion pendulum models. Otolith function was also studied experimentally and analytically, leading to a new set of models for subjective orientation. Applications to special problems of space, including the case of rotating spacecraft were investigated and the interaction of visual and vestibular cues and their relation to proprioceptive information was explored relative to postural control. |
| File Size | 2328211 |
| Page Count | 87 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19740024422 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0gv0cf61 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1974-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Vestibules Vestibular Tests Semicircular Canals Human Body Acceleration Stresses Physiology Labyrinth Mathematical Models Functional Analysis Biophysics Physiological Responses Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
