Personal Motion Platform

The Personal Motion Platform (PMP) is designed to be used with Virtual Environment Training (VET) systems to support Intra Vehicular Activity (IVA) and Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) training development of astronauts. The trainee is supported in a modified neutral body posture that closely resembles the posture experienced in micro gravity. This provides both a working familiarity with the posture, ant a minimal stress posture suitable for working in immersive environments for extended periods. The reclining chair is mounted on a small three degree of freedom motion platform which responds to acceleration vectors created by the VET processor. The system provides motional feedback to the occupant in synchronization with their movements inside the digital world which enhances the simulation experience. The combination of motion simulation with immersive environments is a new field for VET and opens up many possibilities for NASA training. There is significant spinoff into the medical, computing, entertainment and music fields.