Assessing group dynamics by individual radio satellites in the Mars-500 project

Kurzfassung

In a methodological feasibility experiment a wireless group structure (WLGS) monitor system was developed and tested during the Mars500 project. Twice a week each crew member brought a small short-distance radio satellite registering the presence of any other sensor in-room in five second intervals during the wake time. Six satellites were additionally attached to the wall of the simulator’s main compartments. The time being together was registered as well as the signal amplitude providing an estimate of the distance between two satellites. An actigraph sensor permitted the evaluation of the bringing regime.