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DOI: 10.4230/OASIcs.SpaceCHI.2025.14

Human Factors and Behavioral Performance Evaluation Framework for IntraVehicular Activities(IVAs) Under Simulated Lunar Gravity: Focus on the Lunar Agriculture Module (LAM)

Authors: Kyunghwan Kim, Daniel Schubert, Gisela Detrell, and Aidan Cowley

Published in: OASIcs, Volume 130, Advancing Human-Computer Interaction for Space Exploration (SpaceCHI 2025)

Abstract

The Planetary Infrastructure Research Group at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) is developing a Lunar Agriculture Module (LAM) to support sustainable food production and provide Bioregenerative Life Support System (BLSS) functions for long-duration lunar missions. Despite various ongoing research efforts on BLSS development and lunar surface human activities, a critical knowledge gap remains regarding how reduced gravity (0.16g) impacts human factors and behavioral performance (HFBP) during intravehicular activities (IVAs) in a lunar module. To fill the existing research gap, DLR is constructing the Lunar Agriculture Module - Reduced Gravity Simulator (LAM-RGS). The LAM-RGS integrates a Mixed Reality (MR) environment - combining Physical Reality (PR) mockups and Virtual Reality (VR) systems - with a gravity offloading system and multimodal data acquisition tools. This simulator will assess task performance, workload, and biomechanics under simulated lunar gravity conditions to optimize the internal system and rack design of the LAM, minimize ergonomic risks, and improve human-system interaction. To achieve these goals, this paper presents the experimental design and architecture of the LAM-RGS, introducing a four-pillar research framework consisting of: (1) simulator system development and experimental design, (2) system integration and validation, (3) human factors and performance assessment, and (4) data-driven design optimization. The proposed methodology provides a foundation for systematically evaluating human performance in lunar IVA operations and supports the evidence-based design of future lunar habitat systems.

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Kyunghwan Kim, Daniel Schubert, Gisela Detrell, and Aidan Cowley. Human Factors and Behavioral Performance Evaluation Framework for IntraVehicular Activities(IVAs) Under Simulated Lunar Gravity: Focus on the Lunar Agriculture Module (LAM). In Advancing Human-Computer Interaction for Space Exploration (SpaceCHI 2025). Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 130, pp. 14:1-14:15, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)

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@InProceedings{kim_et_al:OASIcs.SpaceCHI.2025.14,
  author =	{Kim, Kyunghwan and Schubert, Daniel and Detrell, Gisela and Cowley, Aidan},
  title =	{{Human Factors and Behavioral Performance Evaluation Framework for IntraVehicular Activities(IVAs) Under Simulated Lunar Gravity: Focus on the Lunar Agriculture Module (LAM)}},
  booktitle =	{Advancing Human-Computer Interaction for Space Exploration (SpaceCHI 2025)},
  pages =	{14:1--14:15},
  series =	{Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-384-3},
  ISSN =	{2190-6807},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{130},
  editor =	{Bensch, Leonie and Nilsson, Tommy and Nisser, Martin and Pataranutaporn, Pat and Schmidt, Albrecht and Sumini, Valentina},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.SpaceCHI.2025.14},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-240044},
  doi =		{10.4230/OASIcs.SpaceCHI.2025.14},
  annote =	{Keywords: Bioregenerative Life Support Systems (BLSS), Human Factors and Behavioral Performance (HFBP) Evaluation, Human-In-The-Loop (HITL), Intravehicular Activity (IVA), Lunar Agriculture Module (LAM), Mixed Reality (MR), Module Design Optimization, Simulated Lunar Gravity}
}

@InProceedings{kim_et_al:OASIcs.SpaceCHI.2025.14,
  author =	{Kim, Kyunghwan and Schubert, Daniel and Detrell, Gisela and Cowley, Aidan},
  title =	{{Human Factors and Behavioral Performance Evaluation Framework for IntraVehicular Activities(IVAs) Under Simulated Lunar Gravity: Focus on the Lunar Agriculture Module (LAM)}},
  booktitle =	{Advancing Human-Computer Interaction for Space Exploration (SpaceCHI 2025)},
  pages =	{14:1--14:15},
  series =	{Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-384-3},
  ISSN =	{2190-6807},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{130},
  editor =	{Bensch, Leonie and Nilsson, Tommy and Nisser, Martin and Pataranutaporn, Pat and Schmidt, Albrecht and Sumini, Valentina},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.SpaceCHI.2025.14},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-240044},
  doi =		{10.4230/OASIcs.SpaceCHI.2025.14},
  annote =	{Keywords: Bioregenerative Life Support Systems (BLSS), Human Factors and Behavioral Performance (HFBP) Evaluation, Human-In-The-Loop (HITL), Intravehicular Activity (IVA), Lunar Agriculture Module (LAM), Mixed Reality (MR), Module Design Optimization, Simulated Lunar Gravity}
}

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