HYDROPNEUMATIC TRAINER FOR TRAINING SPACEMEN Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: training facilities for training spacemen. SUBSTANCE: hydropneumatic trainer consists of hermetically closed basin 1 filled with hydrovacuum medium 21 inside which dummy space object 23 is located. Basin and dummy are provided with sluice chambers 2 and prechamber sluice compartments; they are brought in communication with cylindrical basin 37 by means of water pipe lines 32; basin 37 is located under closed basin 1. Dummy descent space vehicle 44 held by anchor is placed in lower cylindrical basin 37; circular rail track 36 secured on boards holds powered trucks 35 with carrier 38. Trainer is provided with water supply pumping unit 34, vacuum compressor plant 15, access pipe 10, air feed pipe 16, drain holes 25, safety valve and emergency water discharge valve 26. EFFECT: system is made realistic in terms of service conditions through employment of simulation system for modelling the situations in training. 3 cl, 1 dwg