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A measurement of human body rotation during parabolic flight experiment

Tao Jin (Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China and Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gunma University, Gunma, Japan)
Hongzhi Jia (Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China)
Wenmei Hou (Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China)
Yusaku Fujii (Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gunma University, Gunma, Japan)

Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology

ISSN: 0002-2667

Article publication date: 5 January 2015

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Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to propose a method for measuring the rotation of moving body during parabolic flight using camera.

Design/methodology/approach

An orthogonal matrix used to calculate the Euler angles of rotation is solved by means of singular value decomposition. The translation velocity and position of moving body are measured by a binocular camera system.

Findings

The experiment is executed in a jet aircraft to simulate micro-gravity during parabolic flight. And the human moving body is regarded as a rigid body. The results show that this method can calculate the angles effectively.

Practical implications

This work is useful for calculation and monitoring body’s motion in space.

Originality/value

The paper gives a method which measures the rotation of a rigid body under the microgravity by a binocular camera to modify the measurement error of the interferometer.

Keywords

Acknowledgements

The parabolic flight experiment was conducted as a part of the “Ground-based Research Announcement for Space Utilization,” promoted by the Japan Space Forum (JSF) with the cooperation of Diamond Air Service, Inc. This work was supported by the Innovation Fund Project for Graduate Student of Shanghai (JWCXSL0902) and partly supported by the Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project (No.S30502) and the Program (No. 08DZ2272800) from Shanghai Committee of Science & Technology.

Citation

Jin, T., Jia, H., Hou, W. and Fujii, Y. (2015), "A measurement of human body rotation during parabolic flight experiment", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 87 No. 1, pp. 79-82. https://doi.org/10.1108/AEAT-11-2012-0231

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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