using HRV as a predictor of +G z tolerance, time-domain indices of HRV (SDNN, RMSSD) have been calculated for each candidate from the stored ECG recordings, and the results of the statistical analysis are presented herein.
Candidates did not wear an anti-G suit or perform an anti-G straining maneuver. Candidates were subjected to centrifuge runs of +2 G z for 60 s (plateau), returned to 1 G, accelerated gradually to +5.5 G by a rate of 0.1 G · s −1 (gradual onset run: GOR), decelerated to 2 G, and then subjected to another plateau of +2 G for 60 s ( Fig. 1