Artificial Gravity

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Work in progress: The following is a work in progress, and may change drastically over short periods of time. It may contain material not considered "Accepted".


Pseudoscience warning: The following contains some pseudoscience, which may be based upon unverifiable or unconfirmed theories. You have been warned.
Simulation only: The following does not apply to real life.


Outside the AYSE Drive

When the Habitat is outside the AYSE Drive, it uses centrifugal force to generate gravity. Upon seperating from the AYSE Drive, the habitat will fire its thrusters to propell it into a barrel roll, which produces centrifugal force that pulls objects to the floor. Given the size of the habitat, it is only possible to generate about 0.2 g of gravity using this method; as spinning any faster will produce Coriolis forces that induce nausea and dizziness in most people.

Within The AYSE Drive

While the Habitat is docked in the AYSE Drive, the constant acceleration provided by the plasma thrusters enables the habitat to maintain an environment of about 0.5 g due to the inertia of the structures and inhabitants.

Both systems of artificial gravity can only provide a fraction of the normal gravity of earth. Thus, astronauts wear clothing that has strands of metal embedded in the fabric. This, combined with a magnetic field, makes up for some of the shortage.

AYSE III Drive

For the AYSE III drive, the stardrive directs a portion of the tachyons and tardyons to the bottom of the spacecraft, creating a gravitational field.

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