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Naval Medical Research
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Enterprise Laboratories

​Disorientation Research Device: The KrakenTM

Research Capabilities​

  • Realistic simulation of aviation or other dynamic environments with
  • man-in-the-loop control, manual control or programmable device motion
  • Fully networked capsule; provides research power & 64 optically isolated digital I/O, 8 analog output channels, & 80 single-ended or 40 differentials for 6250 samples/sec/channelsamples/sec/channel
  • Real-time data acquisition system for physiological monitoring
  • Eye and Head tracking for up to two occupants
  • High resolution, wide field of view, reconfigurable motion synchronized visual display
  • Head set or ambient capsule subject communication

Motion Capabilities

  • Simultaneous motion in six degrees of freedom
•Roll:                        360°+ rotation
•Pitch:                      360°+ rotation
•Yaw:                       360°+ rotation
•Horizontal:             33 ft. travel
•Vertical:                  6 ft. travel
•Planetary:              360°+ rotation
 
  • Total system 420,000 lb.; 245,000 lb. of rotating mass on a 35.5 ft. rotating platform
  • 22 electric drive motors
  • 32 cubic ft./680 lb. of configurable payload space
  • Sustained planetary acceleration field up to 3.0 G in x, y, & z directions
  • Time to max G ≤ 5 seconds

 




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