{"id":19377,"date":"2016-05-24T19:34:13","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T11:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/nasa-uses-microsofts-hololens-and-protospace-to-build-its-next-mars-rover-in-augmented-reality\/"},"modified":"2016-05-24T19:34:13","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T11:34:13","slug":"nasa-uses-microsofts-hololens-and-protospace-to-build-its-next-mars-rover-in-augmented-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/nasa-uses-microsofts-hololens-and-protospace-to-build-its-next-mars-rover-in-augmented-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA uses Microsoft\u2019s HoloLens and ProtoSpace to build its next Mars rover in augmented reality"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_251445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-251445\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-251445\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/160524-rover-630x463.jpg\" alt=\"HoloLens for rover design\" width=\"630\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/160524-rover-630x463.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/160524-rover-768x565.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/160524-rover.jpg 970w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-251445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Engineers at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory check the design of a rover assembly using Microsoft\u2019s HoloLens augmented-reality system. (Credit: NASA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We\u2019ve already seen how Microsoft\u2019s HoloLens mixed-reality headset is helping folks fight off aliens on the International Space Station and take a virtual walk on Mars. Now check out how it\u2019s being used to tweak the design for NASA\u2019s next Mars rover.<\/p>\n<p>Last&nbsp;week, NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory showed off its ProtoSpace application, which superimposes a computer-generated version of space hardware over your field of view in the headset.<\/p>\n<p>The application lets JPL\u2019s engineers size up how components fit together in the design of the 2020 Mars rover, which is currently under development at the lab in Pasadena, Calif. They can also take real-world hardware and compare it against the ghostly design that\u2019s floating before their eyes.<\/p>\n<p>The beauty of the system is that they can push through the virtual parts on the outside and get into the guts of the rover, in what appears to be real physical space.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"HoloLens NASA ProtoSpace Software\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vynaDaQLvYg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px; width: 800px; height: 450px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very important for engineers to gain intuition for the actual size, shape and arrangement of the spacecraft,\u201d Jeff&nbsp;Norris, who leads JPL\u2019s Mission Operations Innovation Office, told Engadget. \u201cThey need to see these designs at full human scale so they can use their natural abilities for the feeling of how large a part is or how tight the clearance might be. It\u2019s difficult to access that when you\u2019re looking at a model on a computer screen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 2020 rover will use the same basic design as the Curiosity rover that\u2019s currently operating on Mars, but it\u2019ll have a different suite of scientific instruments and enhanced capabilities for collecting Red Planet samples. ProtoSpace will help engineers head off potential design conflicts as the new six-wheeled robot is assembled.<\/p>\n<p>ProtoSpace is just one of the HoloLens apps being developed by NASA for space exploration and education. The headset was tested for use in space station operations (and a mixed-reality version of Space Invaders) during astronaut Scott Kelly\u2019s \u201cyear in space\u201d mission as part of an experiment called Project Sidekick.<\/p>\n<p>NASA has also been using HoloLens to plan out the Curiosity rover\u2019s next moves on Mars. The space agency is adapting that&nbsp;application, known as&nbsp;OnSight, for a \u201cDestination: Mars\u201d mixed-reality tour.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"NASA JPL HoloLens Curiosity Rover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r1XfCwYH8fM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px; width: 800px; height: 450px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>For more about ProtoSpace and OnSight, check out the reports from Upload,&nbsp;Tom\u2019s Hardware,&nbsp;VRScout&nbsp;and Wired.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Engineers at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory check the design of a rover assembly using Microsoft\u2019s HoloLens augmented-reality system. (Credit: NASA) We\u2019ve already seen how Microsoft\u2019s HoloLens mixed-reality headset is helping folks fight off aliens on the International Space Station and take a virtual walk on Mars. Now check out how it\u2019s being used to tweak [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4704,5557,4892,5025,367,4017,190,4669],"class_list":["post-19377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-2020-mars-rover","tag-ar","tag-augmented-reality","tag-hololens","tag-mars","tag-microsoft","tag-nasa","tag-nasa-jpl"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19377"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19377"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19377\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}