Walking on the Moon
- Published
- Accepted
- Subject Areas
- Anatomy and Physiology, Kinesiology
- Keywords
- Moon walk, Hypogravity, Vestibular System, Walking Pattern, Gait & Balance, Treadmill, Accelerometer
- Copyright
- © 2016 Schlacht et al.
- Licence
- This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, reproduction and adaptation in any medium and for any purpose provided that it is properly attributed. For attribution, the original author(s), title, publication source (PeerJ Preprints) and either DOI or URL of the article must be cited.
- Cite this article
- 2016. Walking on the Moon. PeerJ Preprints 4:e2119v1 https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.2119v1
Abstract
How high do we jump on the Moon? Should we build architecture with steps or should we support climbing? The hypogravity will lead to vestibular system malfunction, loss of muscular mass, and stiffness of the legs, negatively affecting a person’s balance: Yes, we can climb, but we can also easily lose our balance and trip up.
To avoid all of this, we need to better understand gait and balance on the Moon. This research will investigate a methodology that focuses on the collection of basic anthropometrical and postural data needed to develop interfaces for the Moon and Mars gravity environments and habitat.
Author Comment
This abstract has been accepted and published by the ELS European Lunar Symposium, 2016, 18-19 May in Amsterdam. It is part of the PeerJ Collection "The Human Motion Project".