Application of Spacesuit Glove Requirements Tools to Athletic and Personal Protective Equipment

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England, Scott; Benson, Elizabeth; Melsoh, Miranda; Thompson, Shelby; Rajulu, Sudhakar; [2010]; 3 pp.

Despite decades of ongoing improvement, astronauts must still struggle with inhibited dexterity and accelerated fatigue due to the requirement of wearing a pressurized Extra-Vehicular Activity (EVA) glove. Recent research in the Anthropometry and Biomechanics Facility at NASA’s Johnson Space Center has focused on developing requirements for improvements in
the design of the next generation of EVA glove. In the course of this research, it was decided to expand the scope of the testing to include a variety of commercially available athletic and consumer gloves to help provide a more recognizable comparison for investigators and designers to evaluate the current state of EVA glove mobility and strength. This comparison is being
provided with the hope that innovative methods may help commercial development of gloves for various athletic and personal protective endeavors.
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Gloves; Mobility; Hand (Anatomy)