Principles for a practical Moon base

Sherwood, Brent

doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2019.04.018

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“…In an early stage, the monocular SLAM frameworks were presented, Over the last few decades, planetary remote sensing data has been used to build global 3D terrain maps for landing site selection and path planning [25][26][27] and to assess the availability and distribution of in situ resources [28][29][30][31]. The remotely sensed data can also be utilized to locate the planetary infrastructure and base, meeting ISRU and civil engineering conditions to support a permanent and sustainable human presence on the Moon and Mars (Figure 1a) [32][33][34]. The ISRU conditions concern the ability to utilize indigenous materials, resources, and environments to extract useful commodities such as water, metals, and structural building materials.…”

Section: Planetary Slammentioning

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Visual SLAM-Based Robotic Mapping Method for Planetary Construction

Hong

Bangunharcana

Park

et al. 2021

Sensors

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With the recent discovery of water-ice and lava tubes on the Moon and Mars along with the development of in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) technology, the recent planetary exploration has focused on rover (or lander)-based surface missions toward the base construction for long-term human exploration and habitation. However, a 3D terrain map, mostly based on orbiters’ terrain images, has insufficient resolutions for construction purposes. In this regard, this paper introduces the visual simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM)-based robotic mapping method employing a stereo camera system on a rover. In the method, S-PTAM is utilized as a base framework, with which the disparity map from the self-supervised deep learning is combined to enhance the mapping capabilities under homogeneous and unstructured environments of planetary terrains. The overall performance of the proposed method was evaluated in the emulated planetary terrain and validated with potential results.

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Section: Planetary Slammentioning

confidence: 99%

Visual SLAM-Based Robotic Mapping Method for Planetary Construction

Hong

Bangunharcana

Park

et al. 2021

Sensors

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“…If we take the Earth's Moon, a first-hand experience is prohibitively complex, but one can use terrain models (e.g., see Figure 6), remote sensing technology, and additional sensor data to create a VR experience [87]. A lunar VR would be useful as an educational tool in schools [88] or in science exhibitions, and could serve as a laboratory in which one can conduct experiments (e.g., to explore its potential as a space station [89][90][91][92][93]). Using recorded observations embedded in the VR, scientists can examine and theorize complex processes on the Moon.…”

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“…Furthermore, if the 3D representation is interactive or animated, and the task requires remembering what was shown and making comparisons from memory, this can increase the number of errors people make in visuospatial tasks [98,101]. Distance and size estimations can also be harder with 3D visualizations A lunar VR would be useful as an educational tool in schools [88] or in science exhibitions, and could serve as a laboratory in which one can conduct experiments (e.g., to explore its potential as a space station [89][90][91][92][93]). Using recorded observations embedded in the VR, scientists can examine and theorize complex processes on the Moon.…”

Section: Visualization Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Extended Reality in Spatial Sciences: A Review of Research Challenges and Future Directions

Çöltekin

Lochhead

Madden

et al. 2020

IJGI

138

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This manuscript identifies and documents unsolved problems and research challenges in the extended reality (XR) domain (i.e., virtual (VR), augmented (AR), and mixed reality (MR)). The manuscript is structured to include technology, design, and human factor perspectives. The text is visualization/display-focused, that is, other modalities such as audio, haptic, smell, and touch, while important for XR, are beyond the scope of this paper. We further narrow our focus to mainly geospatial research, with necessary deviations to other domains where these technologies are widely researched. The main objective of the study is to provide an overview of broader research challenges and directions in XR, especially in spatial sciences. Aside from the research challenges identified based on a comprehensive literature review, we provide case studies with original results from our own studies in each section as examples to demonstrate the relevance of the challenges in the current research. We believe that this paper will be of relevance to anyone who has scientific interest in extended reality, and/or uses these systems in their research.

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“…Several decades ago, the only countries competing for supremacy in such matter were the former Soviet Union and the United States. Today several countries are invested in this race, with a highlight to the Chinese crew, who landed on the dark side of the Moon, surpassing the American and Russian crews ( Athanasopoulos, 2019 ; Sherwood, 2019 ). The current change is such that President Trump inaugurated the United States Space Force, which in the first paragraph of his executive summary ( United States Space Force, 2020 ) quotes: The use of space has also greatly expanded the capability and capacity of the U.S. military to anticipate threats, to respond rapidly to crises, and to project power globally, at substantially less cost in lives and treasure than in the past.…”

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The fourth industrial revolution and the coronavirus: a new era catalyzed by a virus

Neto¹,

Maia²,

Neiva³

et al. 2020

Research in Globalization

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The global pandemic caused by the new coronavirus, COVID 19, has disrupted the lives of most people on the planet. The magnitude of such disruption can only be compared to those caused by World War II. Experts suggest that in order to better evaluate this situation, it should be divided into two waves. The first wave being associated with health issues and the second one with economic issues. This article suggests that this global pandemic is fostering yet a third wave, which in the long run can be much more impactful in our lives than the first two. This third wave consists on accelerating the implantation process of the fourth industrial revolution. This article is divided into sections with the physical, digital and biological spheres of the fourth industrial revolution, as well as the dimensions of sustainability and other important considerations, in order to better demonstrate the emergence of a new era catalyzed by a virus.

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Principles for a practical Moon base

Cited by 26 publications

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Visual SLAM-Based Robotic Mapping Method for Planetary Construction

Visual SLAM-Based Robotic Mapping Method for Planetary Construction

Extended Reality in Spatial Sciences: A Review of Research Challenges and Future Directions

The fourth industrial revolution and the coronavirus: a new era catalyzed by a virus

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