NASA Glovebox Arms and Gloves EPG
The Artemis Suit Materials (ASM) team was tasked to figure out how much dust penetrated into the seams when operating with different tools and objects. This data will help us develop better seam construction and material considerations for dust handling in future testings. After testing, we are able to disassemble the EPG (Environmental Protection Garment) to see exactly where the dust landed.
I helped pattern, prototype, and fabricate the arms and glove EPG for the new dusty glovebox using Ortho-fabric (Calendared + Non-Calendared), Witness Cloth, Kapton®, Teflon®, GORE-TEX®
• Soft Goods, Pattern Development (2D & 3D), CAD, Materials Research, Seam Construction Selection, Rapid Prototyping, User Testing
• Industrial Sewing Machine (Lockstitch, Cylinder Arm), Rhino 3D, Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom
3 months
Artemis Suit Materials (ASM) under the Advanced Suit Team (AST) @ NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Lunar Dust Glovebox Arm and Glove EPG (Environmental Protection Garment)
A research and fabrication project tasked with evaluating how dust penetrates different seam constructions during tool and object operations. Patterned, prototyped, and fabricated the arms and glove EPG for dusty glovebox testing. Data collected informs future seam construction and material development for lunar dust handling.
Materials: Ortho-fabric (Calendared + Non-Calendared), Witness Cloth, Kapton®, Teflon®, GORE-TEX®
Key Features: Pleated finger construction provides stretch mobility during tool operations. Proven seam construction techniques applied throughout glove assembly for dust protection. Fit-tested and re-patterned with an added palm bar seam to eliminate fabric bunching and improve overall glove form.
Layers:
The arm and glove EPG consists of 3 layers: Shell (Ortho-fabric), Middle (Witness Cloth, Kapton®), and Liner (Teflon®, GORE-TEX®)
The arm and glove EPG consists of 3 layers: Shell (Ortho-fabric), Middle (Witness Cloth, Kapton®), and Liner (Teflon®, GORE-TEX®)
Digital patternmaking + Fit Test:
The patterning process required accommodating hand mobility while ensuring a proper fit over the restraint layer under pressurization.
Upon fit testing, fabric gathering was identified across the palm section, marked in blue. By measuring the degree of gathering, a new pattern was developed incorporating a seam across the palm to eliminate bunching and improve overall hand mobility.
The patterning process required accommodating hand mobility while ensuring a proper fit over the restraint layer under pressurization.
Upon fit testing, fabric gathering was identified across the palm section, marked in blue. By measuring the degree of gathering, a new pattern was developed incorporating a seam across the palm to eliminate bunching and improve overall hand mobility.