One giant leap Helping astronauts walk safely on the Moon
Jesse Rhoades (University of North Dakota)
Thomas Geijtenbeek (TU Delft - Biomechatronics & Human-Machine Control)
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Abstract
Humans walk differently on the Moon, risking musculoskeletal injuries affecting the safety of all crew members. Jesse Rhoades and Thomas Geijtenbeek explain how a new approach to data analysis could reduce this risk for astronauts in NASA’s current Moon exploration programme Artemis.