How much gravity should I have on my spaceship?

The starship 'Exciting Undertaking' has set off on a brand new five and a bit year expedition to explore the galaxy. To make such a starship possible, an artificial gravity generator had to be invented. The first model was delivered and tested and worked just fine, thank you.

When Exciting Undertaking is launched, at what level should we set the artificial gravity generation? Sure humans are used to 1$g$, but is that really the best gravity force to set it at?

Details:

• Only humans are on board these vessels.
• The gravity generator can be controlled differently in different spaces on the ship, as necessary. Gravity is provided by continuous plating, so each separate room or corridor must be kept at a constant gravity level.
• Gravity can be controlled to 0.01$g$ precision.
• The rate of change of the gravity generator is relatively slow due to the desire to limit structural stresses on the ship. Assume a rate of change of 0.1$g$ per minute.
• The gravity generator is a power hog, but with an anti-matter powered reactor, the cost of running the generators at any setting is not a major concern.

posted over 6 years ago

kingledion‭

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