In designing rotating space stations to provide for artificial-gravity environments, one of the constraints that must be considered is motion sickness. Studies have shown that the negative effects of motion sickness begin to appear when the rotational motion is faster than approximately 2.1 revolutions per minute. On the other hand, the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration at the astronauts' feet should equal the magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity on earth. Thus, to eliminate the difficulties with motion sickness, designers must choose the distance between the astronaut's feet and the axis about which the space station rotates to be greater than a certain minimum value. What is this minimum value?
2007-10-01 07:23:00 · 2 answers · asked by yefimthegreat 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
2.1 RPM =2.1*.10472 rad/sec
0r .22 rad/sec
for the centripetal force to equal gravity
w^2*r=g
since w^2=.22^2
r=9.8/.22^2
or 202 meters
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2007-10-02 06:01:28 · answer #1 · answered by odu83 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-17 14:18:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋