ENAE 697 – Spring, 2023
Space Human Factors and Life Support
Course Syllabus and Announcements  

  Space Systems Laboratory - Department of Aerospace Engineering - University of Maryland
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Notes and Announcements

 230511 – Just a reminder, we're meeting today in 1309 Kim for a tour and demos of space human factors/EVA research at the Space Systems Laboratory.

Reference Documents

 

Course Schedule

 Date

 Subject

 Assignments
 Jan. 26 (#01)

 Syllabus/Course Overview/Term Projects/History of Humans in Flight
 [PDF: 4.8 Mb, 60 pgs.]

  
 Jan. 31 (#02)

 Cardiopulmonary Physiology
 [PDF: 2.5 Mb, 55 pgs.]

  
 Feb. 2 (#03)  Decompression and Atmosphere Design
 [PDF: 4.4 Mb, 34 pgs.]		  
 Feb. 7 (#04)  Neurological Physiology
 [PDF: 1.3 Mb, 29 pgs.]		  
 Feb. 9 (#05)  Musculoskeletal Physiology
 [PDF: 3.2 Mb, 62 pgs.]		  
 Feb. 14 (#06)  Habitability 1 (revised 2/15/23)
 [PDF: 7 Mb, 62 pgs.]		  
 Feb. 16 (#07)  Habitability 2
 [PDF: 9.8 Mb, 70 pgs.]		  
 Feb. 21 (#08)  Habitability 3
 [PDF: 19.3 Mb, 84 pgs.]		  
 Feb. 23 (#09)  Anthropometrics
 [PDF: 2 Mb, 45 pgs.]		  
 Feb. 28 (#10)  Term Projects [PDF: 2.5 Mb, 10 pgs.]
 Psychosocial Issues [PDF: 3.1 Mb, 35 pgs.]		 
 March 2 (#11)  Human Testing
 [PDF: 2.2 Mb, 73 pgs.]		  
 March 7 (#12)

 Introduction to Life Support
 [PDF: 5.7 Mb, 48 pgs.]

  
 March 9 (#13)  Air Revitalization Systems
 [PDF: 6.7 Mb, 58 pgs.]		  
 March 14 (#14)  Water Reclamation Systems
 [PDF: 1.6 Mb, 40 pgs.]		  
 March 16 (#15)  Waste and Nutrition
 [PDF: 4.9 Mb, 58 pgs.]		  
 March 21  Spring Break  
 March 23  Spring Break  
 March 28 (#16)  Radiation
 [PDF: 9.8 Mb, 114 pgs.]		  
 March 30 (#17)  Radiation
 [PDF: 9.8 Mb, 114 pgs.]		  
 April 4 (#18)  Extravehicular Activity 1 – Spacesuit History
 [PDF: 6.9 Mb, 30 pgs.]		  
 April 6 (#19)  Extravehicular Activity 2 – Modern Spacesuits
 [PDF: 9 Mb, 44 pgs.]		  
 April 11 (#20)

 Extravehicular Activity 3 – Future Spacesuits
 [PDF: 3.7 Mb, 26 pgs.]

  
 April 13 (#21)

 Extravehicular Activity 4 – Space Utility Vehicles
 [PDF: 8.3 Mb, 65 pgs.]

  
 April 18 (#22)  Airlocks, Suitports, and Logistics Revisited
 [PDF: 2.8 Mb, 30 pgs.]		  
 April 20 (#23)  Gaits and Locomotion
 [PDF: 3.8 Mb, 39 pgs.]		  
 April 25 (#24)  Portable Life Support Systems
 [PDF: 9.6 Mb, 110 pgs.]		  
 April 27 (#25)  Thermal Modeling
 [PDF: 1.8 Mb, 48 pgs.]		  
 May 2 (#26)  Simulation of Human Operations
 [PDF: 3.4 Mb, 45 pgs.]		  
 May 4 (#27)  The Future of Humans in Space
 [PDF: 18.7 Mb, 61 pgs.]		  
 May 9 (#28)  Space Fire Protection
 [PDF: 8.1 Mb, 48 pgs.]		  
 May 11 (#29)  Lab Tour and Demonstrations