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Using computer graphics to design space station freedom viewing
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Lewis Jr., James L. Mount, Francis E. McKee, Sandra D. Goldsberry, Betty S. Lippert, Buddy O. |
| Copyright Year | 1993 |
| Description | Viewing requirements were identified early in the Space Station Freedom program for both direct viewing via windows and indirect viewing via cameras and closed-circuit television (CCTV). These requirements reside in NASA Program Definition and Requirements Document (PDRD), Section 3: Space Station Systems Requirements. Currently, analyses are addressing the feasibility of direct and indirect viewing. The goal of these analyses is to determine the optimum locations for the windows, cameras, and CCTV's in order to meet established requirements, to adequately support space station assembly, and to operate on-board equipment. PLAID, a three-dimensional computer graphics program developed at NASA JSC, was selected for use as the major tool in these analyses. PLAID provides the capability to simulate the assembly of the station as well as to examine operations as the station evolves. This program has been used successfully as a tool to analyze general viewing conditions for many Space Shuttle elements and can be used for virtually all Space Station components. Additionally, PLAID provides the ability to integrate an anthropometric scale-modeled human (representing a crew member) with interior and exterior architecture. |
| File Size | 367465 |
| Page Count | 5 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19940019718 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t14n43n7h |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1993-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Man/system Technology And Life Support Viewing Human Performance Anthropometry Computer Graphics Cameras Space Station Freedom Human Factors Engineering Closed Circuit Television Applications Programs Computers Computerized Simulation Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |