The Personal Motion Platform (PMP) is designed to be used with Virtual Environment Training (VET) systems to support Intra Vehicular Activity (IVA) and Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) training development of astronauts. The trainee is supported in a modified neutral body posture that closely resembles the posture experienced in micro gravity. This provides both a working familiarity with the posture, ant a minimal stress posture suitable for working in immersive environments for extended periods. The reclining chair is mounted on a small three degree of freedom motion platform which responds to acceleration vectors created bythe VET processor. The system provides motional feedback to the occupant in synchronization with their movements inside the digital world which enhances the simulation experience. The combination of motion simulation with immersive environments is a new field for VET and opens up many possibilities for NASA training. There is significant spinoff into the medical, computing, entertainment and music fields.The PMP will be developed for use as a generic motion platform for cyberspace applications. Applications include a general purpose environment for working in immersive environments, a simulation platform for training and entertainment, an operator control environment for teleprescence, a therapeutic environment for stress management, and a novel transducer for low frequency music.Neutral body posture, Motion Platform, Virtual Environment Training.Phase 2 conversion
