Pulling G - Human Responses to High and Low Gravity (Paperback, 2012)

Performing in a high G environment is extremely demanding on the body: pulling G forces blood to the body's extremities, putting the pilot, astronaut or driver at risk of G-Induced Lack of Consciousness (G-LOC). In "Pulling G" Erik Seedhouse describes what it feels like to pull 7 G in a fighter plane and the G pressures on the body when driving a Formula 1 car and many other gravity-defying vehicles. The book relates, for the first time, the effects of G in both hyper-gravity and microgravity. It describes the human response to increased and decreased G and the potentially dangerous effects of high G, with particular reference to dynamic injuries sustained in high acceleration environments. "Pulling G" provides an overview of G-related research and the development of intervention methods to mitigate the effects of increased and reduced G. As well as relating the training required to overcome G-forces on the Formula 1 track, Erik Seedhouse looks at the G forces encountered in such G environments as ejection from an aircraft, launch/re-entry, and zero-G. The book also considers how artificial gravity can be used to prevent bone demineralization and to reduce the effects of de-conditioning in astronauts. Erik Seedhouse is eminently qualified to describe the effects of large accelerations on the body. In addition to being the author of several previously published Springer Praxis books, he has developed astronaut-training protocols and is the training director for Astronauts for Hire (A4H). He is also the Canadian Forces' High Risk Acceleration Training Officer.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Popular Science
Release date:	September 2012
First published:	2013
Authors:	Erik Seedhouse
Dimensions:	240 x 168 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	210
Edition:	2012
ISBN-13:	978-1-4614-3029-2
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Transport technology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Classical mechanics > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Applied physics & special topics > Biophysics Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Biochemistry > General
LSN:	1-4614-3029-1
Barcode:	9781461430292

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