So much admirable diligence and expertise here
More lay general questions for the experts/future models:
Do we use a 16-compartment model because it is simply not a problem for modern computers, or is it because of actual weird boundary or precision effects with only 8?
Is there value in revisiting the treatment of
helium vs. nitrogen? Is it true that they are particularly bad in combination (trimix), even if helium in isolation (heliox?) might not necessarily(?) warrant a penalty?
Will computers sense diving conditions (temp gradients, ascent rates, exertion, etc) to adjust diffusion parameters, rates, deco? I think my old G2 offered some kind of optional HRM or breathing rate adjustments? Currently we arbitrarily choose 'conservatism levels,' extend stops, or 'personal GFs' based on diving circumstances, with no actual data input
Could someone go to a clinic that measures meaningful personal parameters in a way that prescribes them an adjusted accurate 'iso-risk' personalized decompression model? What relevant measures could be done? Is there a safe clinical procedure to push someone to the threshold of DCS for the sake of discovering such personalized parameters?