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| Mr. Scram:
--- Quote from: rdl on May 31, 2020, 12:43:19 am ---I read somewhere that the concept for the look of the suits was done by a Hollywood costume designer. Starliner has a much more traditional interior design than the Dragon but both are intended to be flown completely automated, so the controls are somewhat redundant anyway. --- End quote --- As far as I understand the craft can be fully controlled from the capsule, even though most spacecraft have historically been flown mostly automatically. In almost all cases crew are simply meaty cargo. Either way, there's little doubt extensive testing was done to ensure functionality of any newly introduced features. Any failure due to a bad choice could effectively end SpaceX at this stage. |
| wraper:
--- Quote from: eti on May 31, 2020, 12:15:45 am --- --- Quote from: nctnico on May 30, 2020, 08:01:05 pm ---I'm not liking the Nintendo-look of the inside of the new space ship. 8) Where did all the buttons go? --- End quote --- It's silly, but then, society is brainwashed because everyone's convinced themselves that touch screens HAVE to be on EVERYTHING, and because they're everywhere else too... :palm: :palm: I can hear this fictional narrator in my head, saying "But this is the science fiction we'd dreamed of YEARS ago, and we hoped one day it would happen - we've MADE it happen, it HAS to happen, and everything HAS to be touch screen because it was our dream" kinda narrative - like it's SO forced and contrived - they HAVE to have touch screen EVERYTHING "just because..." and because some kids had a sci fi fantasy 50 years ago, then those kids grew up, and forced their fantasy to become reality "JUST BECAUSE" People are idiots, didn't you realise? ;D It's likely because Mr Musk is on the scene, and has forced giant iPad-esque touch panels into Teslas... WHY? Who knows! Because it's ... "futuristic" and looks "kewl" - and along with idiotic gullwing doors that serve no purpose except to SCREEEAAAAAAM "FUTURE!!!! FUTURISTIC!!!" I bet you the cognitive load with those Tesla touch panels is AWFUL! When you're driving a car, you want a PHYSICAL CONTROL - buttons don't freeze and crash, software does! Ain't NO WAY, ever, these kiddy toy cars are "the foooootcha!" OR taking over anything, it's all a pipe dream from sci fi nerds and Tesla cheerleaders. NO WAY. --- End quote --- At least in case with astronauts gullwing doors make them way easier to enter/leave while wearing constraining spacesuits. Fashion thing but in this case quite usable feature. Also do you think this is more practical than 3 touchscreens and a few buttons? If it does the job well, put something that takes minimum space and weight which are quite limited resources in space capsule. |
| Shock:
It has to be made before people realize if they need it or not. Certain technologies have downsides, VR has been around since the 80s and it's still a take it or leave it technology. Looks like lithium battery powered cars may not be around in the future. Touch screens are good for displaying and sorting through information but I don't think they will replace manual controls any time soon. |
| nctnico:
--- Quote from: rdl on May 31, 2020, 12:43:19 am ---I read somewhere that the concept for the look of the suits was done by a Hollywood costume designer. Starliner has a much more traditional interior design than the Dragon but both are intended to be flown completely automated, so the controls are somewhat redundant anyway. --- End quote --- Found an article on the controls: https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/30/21275753/nasa-spacex-astronauts-fly-crew-dragon-touchscreen-controls I'm still puzzled on how they are going to operate those touch screens in high-G (emergency) situations. Fighter jets typically have force sensor sticks for which you don't need to lift or move your arm at all. |
| Mr. Scram:
--- Quote from: wraper on May 31, 2020, 12:54:18 am ---At least in case with astronauts gullwing doors makes them way easier to enter wearing constraining spacesuits. Fashion thing but in this case quite usable feature. Also you think this is more practical than 3 touchscreens and a few buttons? If it does the job well, put something that takes minimum space and weight which are quite limited resourceы in space capsule. --- End quote --- The Space Shuttle was a not too great compromise in many ways. It should never have existed from an engineering point of view but politics and large amounts of money pumped into facilities across the nation ensured it did anyway. |
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