Space motion sickness preflight adaptation training: preliminary studies with prototype trainers

Acta Astronaut. 1987 Jan;15(1):67-71. doi: 10.1016/0094-5765(87)90067-1.

Abstract

Preflight training frequently has been proposed as a potential solution to the problem of space motion sickness. The paper considers successively the otolith reinterpretation, the concept for a preflight adaptation trainer and the research with the Miami University Seesaw, the Wright Patterson Air-Force Base Dynamic Environment Simulator and the Visually Coupled Airborne Systems Simulator prototype adaptation trainers.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adaptation, Physiological / physiology*
  • Astronauts / education*
  • Equipment Design
  • Eye Movements / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Motion Perception / physiology
  • Nystagmus, Optokinetic / physiology*
  • Otolithic Membrane / physiology*
  • Rotation
  • Space Flight / education
  • Space Flight / instrumentation
  • Space Motion Sickness / etiology
  • Space Motion Sickness / prevention & control*
  • Weightlessness / adverse effects
  • Weightlessness Simulation