Pulling G human responses to high and low gravity / [electronic resource] :
- 作者： Seedhouse, Erik.
- 其他作者：
- 其他題名：
- Springer praxis books.
- 出版： New York, NY : Springer New York :Imprint: Springer
- 叢書名： Springer praxis books
- 主題： Gravity--Physiological effect. , Reduced gravity environments. , Physics. , Biophysics and Biological Physics. , Popular Science in Astronomy. , Aerospace Technology and Astronautics. , Medical Biochemistry.
- ISBN： 9781461430308 (electronic bk.) 、 9781461430292 (paper)
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FIND@SFXID:
CGU
- 資料類型: 電子書
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讀者標籤：
- 系統號： 005396925 | 機讀編目格式
館藏資訊
Performing in a high G environment is extremely demanding on the body: pulling G forces blood to the body’s extremities, putting the pilot, astronaut or driver at risk of G-Induced Lack of Consciousness (G-LOC). In “Pulling G” Erik Seedhouse describes what it feels like to pull 7 G in a fighter plane and the G pressures on the body when driving a Formula 1 car and many other gravity-defying vehicles. The book relates, for the first time, the effects of G in both hyper-gravity and microgravity. It describes the human response to increased and decreased G and the potentially dangerous effects of high G, with particular reference to dynamic injuries sustained in high acceleration environments. “Pulling G” provides an overview of G-related research and the development of intervention methods to mitigate the effects of increased and reduced G. As well as relating the training required to overcome G-forces on the Formula 1 track, Erik Seedhouse looks at the G forces encountered in such G environments as ejection from an aircraft, launch/re-entry, and zero-G. The book also considers how artificial gravity can be used to prevent bone demineralization and to reduce the effects of de-conditioning in astronauts. Erik Seedhouse is eminently qualified to describe the effects of large accelerations on the body. In addition to being the author of several previously published Springer Praxis books, he has developed astronaut-training protocols and is the training director for Astronauts for Hire (A4H). He is also the Canadian Forces’ High Risk Acceleration Training Officer.