COGNI experiment is incorporated into the French research program ANDROMEDA, which is a constituent part of the "Program for implementation of scientific and application research planned for the third manned expedition ISS-3". CNES is a customer for preparing and carrying out the program of scientific and engineering experiments during the French astronaut mission to ISS RS.

COGNI experiment is included in the Italian scientific and technological program Marco Polo, which is a constituent part of the Russian Program for Implementation of Scientific and Technological Research Planned for the Fourth Manned Expedition ISS-4.

SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT USED:

• COGNI set of equipment:
  - viewing hood/screen frame;
  - lens tube with a mask;
  - bracket;
  - trackball
  - earphones;
  - microphone;
  - three restraining straps;
  - a small keyboard with a support.

SUPPORT EQUIPMENT:

• EGE2 unit;
• Power supply;
• Cables

CONSUMABLES:

• PCMCIA card
• Hard drive

OBJECTIVE:

A study of cosmonaut's perception of orientation and movement in three-dimensional space under zero gravity.

TASKS:

• gaining new knowledge about the problems of cosmonaut determining his location while moving about the space station during the 3-D Navigation study;
• an evaluation of the effects the gravity has on cosmonaut's perception and memorization of his orientation and location during the Visual Orientation study.

EXPECTED RESULTS:

Obtaining inputs, which will allow to study individual characteristics of cosmonaut's psychomotor functions in space flight environment.