Space Object VR (Phobos)

INSTITUTION

Arizona State University (Tempe Campus)

CLASS

Cobalt Class (2019 – 2020)

STUDENT TEAM

Adam Spano, Engineering Management
Chankanika Soam, Informatics
Erica Phomsavanh, Computer Science
Urgi Measo, Computer Science
Kidane Mussie, Computer Science
Raed Alghamdi, Computer Science

SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL GUIDANCE

Jon Hill, Research Specialist, School of Earth and Space Exploration, ASU
Dr. Daniel Wenkert, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

ACADEMIC GUIDANCE

Dr. Joe Juarez, Lecturer, School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering, ASU
Dr. Ryan Meuth, Senior Lecturer, School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering, ASU
Dr. Ming Zhao, Associate Professor, School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering, ASU

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

In preparation for arrival at the Psyche asteroid, teams are working to create a Virtual Reality experience on Phobos, using image data returned from the Mars Odyssey orbiter. The purpose is to showcase the actual data and what is already known about Phobos and prepare for the datasets that will be returned from Psyche.