Data integration and knowledge coordination for planetary exploration Traverses

Abstract

In order to implement an ambulatory physiological monitor in a free-range environment, a number of human performance sensing, humancomputer interaction, data visualization, and wireless transmission technologies must be effectively and unobtrusively integrated. The Zephyr BioHarness™ is being integrated into NASA’s Biologic Analog Science Associated with Lava Terrains (BASALT) Mars simulation in order to monitor and transmit crewmember health and activity information during “extravehicular activity” (EVA) sample collection tasks. The structure of the simulation and the different types of data and knowledge coordination are described. The importance of physiological monitoring in extreme environments, the selection of the BioHarness™ for use in the project, the process of integrating the monitor into the simulation, and the anticipated results from the analysis of the gathered data are also discussed.