This paper present a summary of the design studies for the suit port proof of concept. The Suit Port reduces the need for airlocks by docking the suits directly to a rover or habitat bulkhead. The benefits include reductions in cycle time and consumables traditionally used when transferring from a pressurized compartment to EVA and mitigation of planetary surface dust from entering into the cabin. The design focused on the development of an operational proof of concept evaluated against technical feasibility, level of confidence in design, robustness to environment and failure, and the manufacturability. A future paper will discuss the overall proof of concept and provide results from evaluation testing including gas leakage rates upon completion of the testing program.
Preliminary Development of a Suit Port for Planetary Surface EVA — Design Studies
Sae Technical Papers
International Conference On Environmental Systems ; 2009
2009-07-12
Conference paper
English
Preliminary Development of a Suit Port for Planetary Surface EVA - Test Results & Analysis
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