By Kristina Legget
Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate
Northeastern University, Class of 2016
http://space-facts.com/mars/
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http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/753443main_s134e010590_1600_428-321.jpg
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http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2009/hm_5.html
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http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/figures/1472-684X-7-3-1-l.jpg
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http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/sciences/wise.asp
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http://www.redorbit.com/media/uploads/2005/04/13ce231a345dd1264dfbc8cba54de5531-617x411.jpg
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Knee Extensors
Comparison
Plantar Flexor Comparison
Results from “Artificial gravity as a countermeasure to microgravity: A pilot study examining the effects on knee
extensor and plantar flexor muscle groups By V. J. Caiozzo, F. Haddad, S. Lee, M. Baker, William Paloski, and K.
M. Baldwin
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𝑣 = 𝑅𝜔
𝑣2
𝑎𝑐 =
𝑅
𝐹𝑐 = 𝑚𝑎𝑐
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/centripetal230.jpg
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http://longavita.at.ua/space_station3.jpg.
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http://www.wired.com/2013/05/gravity-in-the-elysium-space-station/
𝑚𝑣 2
𝐹𝑐 =
= mR𝜔2
𝑅
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http://phys.org/news/2011-02-nasa-nautilus-x-reusable-deep-spacecraft.html
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http://phys.org/news/2011-02-nasa-nautilus-x-reusable-deep-spacecraft.html
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http://electrical-engineering-portal.com/wp-content/uploads/eds-maglev-propulsion-via-propulsion-coils.gif
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Magnetic_Mirroring.jpg
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Photo courtesy of “Electrodynamic Generator of Gravity Sensation” By Predrag Jevtovic
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Photo courtesy of “Electrodynamic Generator of Gravity Sensation” By Predrag Jevtovic
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Photo courtesy of “Electrodynamic Generator of Gravity Sensation” By Predrag Jevtovic
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