Random Access Frame (RAF) System Neutral Buoyancy Evaluations
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2015-07-12
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45th International Conference on Environmental Systems
Abstract
The Random Access Frame (RAF) concept is a system for organizing internal layouts of space habitats, vehicles, and outposts. The RAF system is designed as a more efficient improvement over the current International Standard Payload Rack (ISPR) used on the International Space Station (ISS), which was originally designed to allow for swapping and resupply by the Space Shuttle. The RAF system is intended to be applied in variable gravity or microgravity environments. This paper discusses evaluations and results of testing the RAF system in a neutral buoyancy facility simulating low levels of gravity that might be encountered in a deep space environment.
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Bellevue, Washington
A. Scott Howe, PhD, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, USA
Raul Polit-Casillas, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, USA
David L. Akin, ScD, University of Maryland, Department of Aerospace Engineering, USA
Katherine McBryan, University of Maryland, Department of Aerospace Engineering, USA
Christopher Carlsen, University of Maryland, Department of Aerospace Engineering, USA
The 45th International Conference on Environmental Systems was held in Bellevue, Washington, USA on 12 July 2015 through 16 July 2015.
A. Scott Howe, PhD, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, USA
Raul Polit-Casillas, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, USA
David L. Akin, ScD, University of Maryland, Department of Aerospace Engineering, USA
Katherine McBryan, University of Maryland, Department of Aerospace Engineering, USA
Christopher Carlsen, University of Maryland, Department of Aerospace Engineering, USA
The 45th International Conference on Environmental Systems was held in Bellevue, Washington, USA on 12 July 2015 through 16 July 2015.