TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– This paper aims to propose a method for measuring the rotation of moving body during parabolic flight using camera. Design/methodology/approach– An orthogonal matrix used to calculate the Euler angles of rotation is solved by means of singular value decomposition. The translation velocity and position of moving body are measured by a binocular camera system. Findings– The experiment is executed in a jet aircraft to simulate micro-gravity during parabolic flight. And the human moving body is regarded as a rigid body. The results show that this method can calculate the angles effectively. Practical implications– This work is useful for calculation and monitoring body’s motion in space. Originality/value– The paper gives a method which measures the rotation of a rigid body under the microgravity by a binocular camera to modify the measurement error of the interferometer.
VL  - 87
IS  - 1
SN  - 0002-2667
DO  - 10.1108/AEAT-11-2012-0231
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/AEAT-11-2012-0231
AU  - Jin Tao
AU  - Jia Hongzhi
AU  - Hou Wenmei
AU  - Fujii Yusaku
PY  - 2015
Y1  - 2015/01/01
TI  - A measurement of human body rotation during parabolic flight experiment
T2  - Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: An International Journal
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 79
EP  - 82
Y2  - 2024/09/22
ER  -