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WP2 – CABIN LAYOUT
Predefinition of an augmented reality helmet with human-
machine interface for use in MSV
(WP2 – Cabin layout)
Thomas VITIS - Guillaume BRESSON - Jérémie RICQUIER - Ronan PERRAUD
Université de Technologie de Compiègne – UTC
The trajectory followed by suborbital flight
offers a short time without gravity inside the
shuttle and passengers can enjoy this
incredible feeling.
To maximize this time, transitions between
strong accelerations phases and the
weightlessness must be the shortest as
possible.
Passengers must be able to fix and free from
the seats only in a few seconds, without
gravity, in a secure way. The passengers
absolutely need to be attached on their seats
during the strong accelerations phases to
avoid injuries.
Our project aims to minimize the transition time
thanks to a new system to fasten them on their
seats.
We propose an innovative and realistic suit
permanently worn by the passengers during
the journey. The suit will enable to be fixed
them on the seats so that they are maintained
during strong acceleration phases.
The concept is centralized around the
attaching system. At the back of the suit, a
prism enables to fasten the suit with the seat.
The prism and seat shapes are complementary
and allow an automatically alignment between
them. The passengers can simply have help
from the hoop.
The upper back part of the suit is composed of
a soft and damp layer close to the skin
passenger. A shell reinforced with rigid
stringers maintains this layer and allows
installing the prism. The front part is making up
of adjustable straps that can be adjusted with a
simple button.
Once the passengers fixed, the headrest goes
down to connect the pressurized air. A
pressure can consequently put around the legs
to allow the passenger to better resist to the
negative acceleration