A Computerized Repository System for Collection and Retrieval of Acceleration Stress Research Data^[*]

A data repository system for use in aeromedical acceleration research has been developed and is currently in use at the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine. The major functions of the repository include: a) increasing safety in human acceleration experimentation, b) documentation of clinical aeromedical evaluations, c) interface with management utilization systems, and d) rapid retrieval of data for analysis to enable a more in-depth understanding of +G_z physiology. The repository utilizes the System 2000 Data Base Management System. The applications of the data base are illustrated by several examples including the electrocardiographic response to acceleration stress.

Ein Datensystem zur Anwendung in der luftfahrtmedizinischen Beschleunigungsforschung wurde entwik-kelt und wird derzeit in der USAF School of Aerospace Medicine (USAF-Schule für Raumfahrtmedizin) benutzt. Die Hauptfunktionen des Systems sind: a) zunehmende Sicherheit bei Beschleunigungsversuchen am Menschen; b) Dokumentation klinischer luftfahrtmedizinischer Auswertungen; c) Schnittstelle mit Betriebsnutzungssystemen; und d) rasche Wiederauffindung von Analysedaten zur Ermöglichung eines tiefergehenden Verständnisses der +G_z-Physiologie. Die Sammlung benutzt das »System 2000 Data Base Management System«. Die Anwendungen der Datenbank werden durch einige Beispiele illustriert einschließlich der elektrokardiographischen Reaktion auf Beschleunigungsstreß.

Key-Words:

+G_Z Stress - Aeromedical Research - Information Processing - Database Design

Schlüssel-Wörter:

+G_Z Streß - luftfahrtmedizinische Forschung - Informationsverarbeitung - Datenbankplanung

^* The research reported in this paper was conducted by personnel in the Crew Technology and Data Sciences Divisions, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Aerospace Medical Division, AFSC, Brooks AFB, Texas 78235

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