KYMIRA: ASTRONAUT PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT SMART GARMENT

The SGAC have instigated a Digital Mars Analog Simulation to be developed and implemented. Using

KYMIRA's non-invasive, continuous, biomonitoring smart garments as a potential scenario within a Mars

Habitat or during excursions. This telemedicine solution can help to activity monitor and track astronaut

health trends over the duration of the mission as well as accelerate clinical decision making when rapid

decline or an acute event takes place. The smart garment is worn under EVA suits, similar to compression

clothing. Garment sensors enable non-invasive, continuous and simultaneous physiological measurements.

The smart garment is worn under loose fitting outfits or EVA suits, similar in principle to compression

clothing. Garment sensors enable non-invasive, continuous simultaneous measurement. A key aspect

of KYMIRA's proposed technology is the use of multiple physiological biomarker recordings to enable

accurate medical assessment. When doctors, such as Cardiologists and Emergency Medicine physicians,

make treatment decisions for patients with ECG abnormalities they do not only rely on the ECG results

but must assess other aspects of the patient's physiology. An illustrative example of this is with Ventricular

Tachycardia (VT), which is one of the most dangerous heart rhythm abnormalities that can be recorded

by a cardiac monitor. Different kinds of VT simply cannot be distinguished using an ECG alone. In fact, any heart rhythm

abnormality that results in haemodynamic instability requires a different treatment when compared to the

exact same abnormality with preserved haemodynamic function. Even the most expert human analysts

cannot reliably determine more precise diagnoses over broad categorisations.

Being able to measure multiple parameters drastically improves accuracy and speed of diagnosis which

would be crucial, given the environment, light-delay, and lack of full medical assessment facilities and staff available.

Besides diagnosing serious and acute deteriorating health conditions, this same system would be used

to objectively measure long-term physiological trends in Astronauts and help evaluate corrective measures.

For example, individual muscle conditioning as well as an adherence to appropriate exercise and training

regimes, tailored for a specific astronaut's needs could be better enabled via this smart garment system.