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OMEGA (One-Man Extravehicular Gimbal Arrangement) Main Content
NASA Center: Langley Research Center
Image # : L-1967-01444
Date : 1/20/1967

Title

OMEGA (One-Man Extravehicular Gimbal Arrangement)

Full Description

OMEGA (One-Man Extravehicular Gimbal Arrangement) shown here permits unlimited freedom, and was designed around a parallel pair of 32-inch-diameter thin-line angular-contact bearings with half the balls removed to minimize friction. Tests have been conducted with OMEGA subjects in flight suits and pressure suits to determine the best gimbal restraint system and operation techniques. The test subjects are suspended in a sling support from a single RDS cable. As they translate about, the RDS tracks them, keeping the cable vertical. The test subjects operate in an effectively zero-g environment in the horizontal plane.

Keywords

OMEGA One Man Extravehicular Gimbal Arrangement Langley

Subject Category

Simulators,

Reference Numbers

  • Center: LARC
  • Center Number: L-1967-01444
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2000-001899

Source Information

  • Creator/Photographer: NASA
  • Original Source: DIGITAL

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