Evaluation of a Treadmill with Vibration Isolation and Stabilization (TVIS) for use on the International Space Station

Jean L. McCrory; David R. Lemmon; H. Joseph Sommer; Brian Prout; Damon Smith; Deborah W. Korth; Javier Lucero; Michael Greenisen; Jim Moore; Inessa Kozlovskaya; Igor Pestov; Victor Stepansov; Yevgeny Miyakinchenko; Peter R. Cavanagh

doi:10.1123/jab.15.3.292

Evaluation of a Treadmill with Vibration Isolation and Stabilization (TVIS) for use on the International Space Station

Jean L. McCrory, David R. Lemmon, H. Joseph Sommer, Brian Prout, Damon Smith, Deborah W. Korth, Javier Lucero, Michael Greenisen, Jim Moore, Inessa Kozlovskaya, Igor Pestov, Victor Stepansov, Yevgeny Miyakinchenko, Peter R. Cavanagh

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A treadmill with vibration isolation and stabilization designed for the International Space Station (ISS) was evaluated during Shuttle mission STS- 81. Three crew members ran and walked on the device, which floats freely in zero gravity. For the majority of the more than 2 hours of locomotion studied, the treadmill showed peak to peak linear and angular displacements of less than 2.5 cm and 2.5°, respectively. Vibration transmitted to the vehicle was within the microgravity allocation limits that are defined for the ISS. Refinements to the treadmill and harness system are discussed. This approach to treadmill design offers the possibility of generating 1G-like loads on the lower extremities while preserving the microgravity environment of the ISS for structural safety and vibration free experimental conditions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	292-302
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of applied biomechanics
Volume	15
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1123/jab.15.3.292
State	Published - Aug 1999

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McCrory, J. L., Lemmon, D. R., Sommer, H. J., Prout, B., Smith, D., Korth, D. W., Lucero, J., Greenisen, M., Moore, J., Kozlovskaya, I., Pestov, I., Stepansov, V., Miyakinchenko, Y., & Cavanagh, P. R. (1999). Evaluation of a Treadmill with Vibration Isolation and Stabilization (TVIS) for use on the International Space Station. Journal of applied biomechanics, 15(3), 292-302. https://doi.org/10.1123/jab.15.3.292

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