Spacecraft Virtual Reality
INSTITUTION
Arizona State University
CLASS
Cobalt Class (2019 – 2020)
STUDENT TEAM
Edgar Chaidez, Computer Science
Triston Cradic, Engineering Management
Eric Szmutko, Computer Science (Software Engineering)
Vincent Vu, Computer Science
Evan Weiss, Computer Science, Neuroscience (Double Major)
Dominic Zygadlo, Computer Science, Statistics (Double Major)
SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL GUIDANCE
Victor Surovec, Program Coordinator ASU MKRspace
ACADEMIC GUIDANCE
Dr. Joe Juarez, Lecturer, ASU School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
Dr. Ming Zhao, Associate Professor, ASU School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering
Dr. Helen Chavez, Lecturer, School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering, ASU
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
To visualize the size of the Psyche spacecraft and the placement and relative size of the instruments, a team is making a spacecraft virtual reality experience using Oculus Rift. The team is considering how to help the viewer understand the relative sizes of what they are looking at and to position the spacecraft around an object (the asteroid). The team will deliver an Oculus Rift experience with the ability to explore the Psyche spacecraft, manipulate its positioning, provide a sense of scale and, ideally position it around the Psyche asteroid.