SBIR/STTR Research Award
PRESURE IN ASTRONAUTS
Award amount
$49,376Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1985Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Aeta Corp
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
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- UEI
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- Solicitation number
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- Topic code
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Research abstract
A NEW APPARATUS PROVIDING THE ABILITY TO MEASURE THE BLOOD PRESSURE OF ASTRONAUTS WITHOUT ENCUMBERING THEIR MOVEMENTS IS DESCRIBED. IT USESX A NOVEL BILATERAL PIEZOELECTRIC ARRAY/MICROPROCESSOR SYSTEM (PAAPMS) WHICH MEASURES THE BLOOD PRESSURE AT THE SUPERFICIAL TEMPORAL ARTERY. BLOOD FLOW COMPUTER BASED MODELING OF CIRCULATION FROM THE HEART TO THE TEMPLE DEVELOPED BY AN AFFILIATE COMPANY UNDER AN AIRFORCE SBIR AWARD, HAS PROVIDED THE DATA WHICH VERIFIES THE VIABILITY OF THE APPARATUS PROPOSED. THE USE OF A MULTI-SENSOR ARRAY PROVIDES BOTH NOISE CANCELLATION AND SIMPLIFIES THE SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUITRY NECESSARY FOR DISPLAY ON A SPACECRAFT MICROCOMPUTER OR FOR GROUND BASED TELEMETRY MONITORING.
Technology keywords
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