Integrated Wearable and Human System Design: A Computational and Experimental Approach for Predicting Synergistic Performance
Conor Cullinane, MVL/HST
Abstract: There are currently no high fidelity models that attain accurate representations of both a human operator and wearable system. Enabling synergistically integrated spacesuit assembly designs that augment performance requires a tool to evaluate dynamic mobility and agility of the human-SSA system, in particular the underlying human movements that generate the suit motions, the surface interaction forces and deflections, and the corresponding joint torques. The proposed model based engineering framework and operational evaluation will permit the extension of exploration capabilities through a systems engineering process that facilitates maintainability and upgradeability while reducing the costs associated with integration and testing of design modifications. This research will couple finite element (FE) and musculoskeletal modeling in a Computational Exosuit Design and Analysis Pipeline (CEDAP), and use this framework to evaluate operational performance sensitivity to parameter changes.