The Hinterworlds Rambler
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Here's a good reference doc:
http://history.nasa.gov/spacesuits.pdf
I think comfort level is getting confused with physical endurance a bit. I know that construction/demolition divers in drysuits have a limited time they can stay down, even when tethered to a surface air supply. The endurance I mean applies to physical combat, as in a guy in BD with a broadsword is able to attack indefinitely with it due to the suit's augmentation.
Considering that metabolic/physiological control is refined enough to allow for suspended animation (low sleep) things like physical comfort in a vehicle/ergonomics would be pretty well squared up by TL 13-15.
Also Andrew, you are totally right about the AI angle. Such an expensive peice of hardwareshould have a "return to base if operator is incapacitated" function.
http://history.nasa.gov/spacesuits.pdf
I think comfort level is getting confused with physical endurance a bit. I know that construction/demolition divers in drysuits have a limited time they can stay down, even when tethered to a surface air supply. The endurance I mean applies to physical combat, as in a guy in BD with a broadsword is able to attack indefinitely with it due to the suit's augmentation.
Considering that metabolic/physiological control is refined enough to allow for suspended animation (low sleep) things like physical comfort in a vehicle/ergonomics would be pretty well squared up by TL 13-15.
Also Andrew, you are totally right about the AI angle. Such an expensive peice of hardwareshould have a "return to base if operator is incapacitated" function.
