LOWER BODY NEGATIVE PRESSURE FLUID SHIFT COUNTERMEASURE SUIT FOR LONG-DURATION SPACEFLIGHT
UC SAN DIEGO BIOENGINEERING SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT
LOWER BODY NEGATIVE PRESSURE FLUID SHIFT COUNTERMEASURE SUIT FOR LONG-DURATION SPACEFLIGHT
UC San Diego Bioengineering Senior Design Project 2016-2017
Group 22
In collaboration with UCSD Department of Orthopedic Surgery and NASA
Cephalic fluid shifts that occur during long-duration spaceflight (due to lack of gravitational forces) have been hypothesized to lead to increased intracranial and intraocular pressure. Studies suggest this may be the root cause of visual impairment and other anatomical changes commonly recorded in astronauts. In order to combat cephalic fluid shifts and their negative effects, our team developed a mobile lower body negative pressure (LNBP) suit to maintain a controlled negative pressure differential.
TEAM MEMBERS
Group 22
This project was led by four senior Bioengineering: Bioengineering students at UC San Diego. Throughout our mission, we integrated our passion and imagination to develop a more efficient fluid shifts countermeasure for long-duration spaceflight.
PROJECT ADVISORS
Clinical Physiology Laboratory in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
ALAN HARGENS, PHD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Principal Investigator
LONNIE PETERSEN, PHD, MD
Postdoctoral Fellow
ROBERT HEALEY, BS, MBA, REDT
Research Associate
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