Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft structure – Passenger or crew accommodation
Patent
1988-12-27
1990-05-15
Barefoot, Galen
Aeronautics and astronautics
Aircraft structure
Passenger or crew accommodation
244121, 244122AG, 600 20, 2 21A, B64D 1000, B64D 2502
Patent
active
049251333
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for maintaining useful conciousness and reducing the risk of injury for a subject exposed to high levels of acceleration while in a vehicle. A buoyancy force suit is provided for supporting the subject with a buoyancy force. The buoyancy force suit includes at least two layers of flexible material, each layer being relatively impermeable to a substantially incompressible fluid locatable in a space between the layers. The suit fits over substantially the entire subject, including the subject's neck. A fluid reservoir is provided for maintaining a constant fluid level within the buoyancy force suit during acceleration. The fluid reservoir is supported at substantially the subject's eye level for maintaining an optimal fluid pressure gradient for ensuring an efficient blood supply to the subject's brain. Means are provided for securely suspending the buoyancy suit within the vehicle. A regulator is also provided for compensating for any increased pressure exerted on the subject's rib cage as a result of the force suit. The force suit provides a balance counterpressure to the force of acceleration thereby reducing distension in the subject's blood vessels and the pooling of blood.
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Adams William J.
Munson Kenton M.
Wurst Stephen G.
Barefoot Galen
Ginsberg Lawrence N.
Rockwell International Corporation
Silberberg Charles T.
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