Artificial gravity : evaluation of adaptation to head movements during short-radius centrifugation using subjective measures

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2000.

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Main Author: Lyne, Lisette Emma, 1975-
Other Authors: Laurence Young.
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Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2005
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Online Access:http://theses.mit.edu/Dienst/UI/2.0/Describe/0018.mit.theses%2f2000-73
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9250
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spelling mit-1721.1/92502019-04-10T22:35:35Z Artificial gravity : evaluation of adaptation to head movements during short-radius centrifugation using subjective measures Lyne, Lisette Emma, 1975- Laurence Young. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Aeronautics and Astronautics. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2000. Also available online at the MIT Theses Online homepage <http://thesis.mit.edu>. Includes bibliographical references (p. 80-82). An experiment was performed to determine the ability of humans to adapt, and retain adaptation to out-of-plane head movements made during short-radius centrifugation. The hypothesis for the experiment was as follows: Repeated exposure to a series of yaw head movements made during short-radius centrifugation at 23rpm, (with the subject lying supine and the head on the axis of rotation) will result in a decrease in the magnitude of inappropriate perceived self-motion sensations and severity of motion sickness. Verbal accounts of perceived pitch, motion-sickness scores and computer animations of subjective sensations were obtained from eight subjects, during three sessions performed at the following intervals: day one, day two and day eight. Verbal accounts of perceived pitch obtained during rotation and post-experiment motion-sickness scores provide clear evidence of adaptation to the stimulus between days one and two, and some retention of adaptation to day eight. Computer animations of subjective sensations obtained after the experiment and motion-sickness scores reported during the experiment do not provide conclusive evidence of adaptation, or retention of adaptation. The validity of these techniques were explored, along with a qualitative analysis of the results. by Lisette Emma Lyne. S.M. 2005-08-22T23:49:50Z 2005-08-22T23:49:50Z 2000 2000 Thesis http://theses.mit.edu/Dienst/UI/2.0/Describe/0018.mit.theses%2f2000-73 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9250 45536497 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://theses.mit.edu/Dienst/UI/2.0/Describe/0018.mit.theses%2f2000-73 http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 125 p. 11859894 bytes 11859651 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
spellingShingle Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Lyne, Lisette Emma, 1975-
Artificial gravity : evaluation of adaptation to head movements during short-radius centrifugation using subjective measures
title Artificial gravity : evaluation of adaptation to head movements during short-radius centrifugation using subjective measures
title_full Artificial gravity : evaluation of adaptation to head movements during short-radius centrifugation using subjective measures
title_fullStr Artificial gravity : evaluation of adaptation to head movements during short-radius centrifugation using subjective measures
title_full_unstemmed Artificial gravity : evaluation of adaptation to head movements during short-radius centrifugation using subjective measures
title_short Artificial gravity : evaluation of adaptation to head movements during short-radius centrifugation using subjective measures
title_sort artificial gravity evaluation of adaptation to head movements during short radius centrifugation using subjective measures
topic Aeronautics and Astronautics.
url http://theses.mit.edu/Dienst/UI/2.0/Describe/0018.mit.theses%2f2000-73
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9250
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