NASA astronauts will use augmented reality glasses in space
NASA has teamed up with the manufacturer of electronics for the military industry Osterhout Design Group to make the work of astronauts more convenient and more efficient with the help of augmented reality. ODG glasses are based on Qualcomm Snapdragon 805, equipped with a camera, Wi-Fi modules, Bluetooth, gyroscopes, and are running a special version of Android. According to the developer, they allow you to do almost everything a regular tablet can do.
Astronauts will be able to see instructions and tasks before their eyes, instead of flipping through paper versions - and this will free up their hands for work. Points will be able to send streaming video to a specialist who understands a particular issue, so that he can give hints by voice or send images to the user of points. These opportunities will reduce the time to train astronauts on Earth.
ODG has been making augmented reality glasses for military purposes for the past six years. The resulting device is somewhere between Google Glass and Oculus virtual reality glasses. In addition to glasses, you can buy a bluetooth keyboard and interchangeable lenses - sunscreen and corrective. The company plans to start selling in the mass market: the version for it will be smaller and lighter than those used by the military, and cheaper - $ 1,000 versus $ 5,000 for the military.
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NASA has been working with augmented reality for the past ten years, but mostly on software. The agency needs a partner with developments in the field of iron. A few years ago, the agency planned to unite with Google and use Google Glass , but the company rejected the offer - they focused on the consumer market. ODG points testing will start this year at NASA's underwater training center in Mexico.
This is not the only space agency project that includes augmented reality devices: in January, during the announcement of glasses from Microsoft - Hololens - the developers said that the system is used to study Mars. NASA and Microsoft will create a special OnSight software platform .
Astronauts will be able to see instructions and tasks before their eyes, instead of flipping through paper versions - and this will free up their hands for work. Points will be able to send streaming video to a specialist who understands a particular issue, so that he can give hints by voice or send images to the user of points. These opportunities will reduce the time to train astronauts on Earth.
ODG has been making augmented reality glasses for military purposes for the past six years. The resulting device is somewhere between Google Glass and Oculus virtual reality glasses. In addition to glasses, you can buy a bluetooth keyboard and interchangeable lenses - sunscreen and corrective. The company plans to start selling in the mass market: the version for it will be smaller and lighter than those used by the military, and cheaper - $ 1,000 versus $ 5,000 for the military.')
NASA has been working with augmented reality for the past ten years, but mostly on software. The agency needs a partner with developments in the field of iron. A few years ago, the agency planned to unite with Google and use Google Glass , but the company rejected the offer - they focused on the consumer market. ODG points testing will start this year at NASA's underwater training center in Mexico.
This is not the only space agency project that includes augmented reality devices: in January, during the announcement of glasses from Microsoft - Hololens - the developers said that the system is used to study Mars. NASA and Microsoft will create a special OnSight software platform .
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/365223/
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