High-Level Project Summary
Parker Solar Probe story can be told for people of all ages, only if it has been told in a simple and funny way. That’s why we have used Augmented Reality to explain the story in a thrilling and visualized way which can be very close to reality. We designed every object in the story and the scenario as you are living the real story. We also included a real-time synchronization for the parker solar probe. We also included some additional options like animated video. Articles and lessons learned were added to the app for reading.
Link to Final Project
Link to Project "Demo"
Detailed Project Description
Problem
The story of Parker Solar Probe is hard to be educated for the public unless it is simple and clear. Different kinds of people would find it difficult to comprehend the story. Also, the young audience would find it hard to use their imagination to picture the story in their minds. So many mysteries are still unknown for scientists and for our planet. Telling the story would help introduce some solutions to know more about the unknown and to anticipate it.
Solution
Augmented Reality built in a mobile App which can be used by the public has been created by us to present a very creative solution to the Problem. We believe that Visuals help people, especially young audience, use their imagination to learn and comprehend fast and clear. Viewing objects in 3D, watching the story in AR including voiceover and reading articles would be available in our application to learn about the story. Children will enjoy the section of “video animation” as it will be suitable for them to know more about the story. We also provided a Real-Time simulation outsource website for PSP to help people track the probe and to make them more excited and satisfied.
Objectives
SunX application can be used by the public to provide the following:
· Telling the story of Parker Solar Probe in Augmented Reality
· Viewing 3D objects (Parker Solar Probe, the earth, the sun)
· Real-time simulation for PSP which provides its date and location.
· Animated video that explains the journey.
· Articles and “Lessons Learned” Sections to learn more about the story.
Value Proposition/ Benefits
The application will allow users to have a funny and informative experience to learn about the story of Parker Solar Probe in Augmented Reality. The story will be easy to imagine, solutions will be provided, and predictions will be introduced.
Future Work
We are aiming to develop an AR game to make it more fun and interesting.
Creating an AR game would be beneficial for increasing one’s knowledge.
It would include some competitive activities like gaining points and this would help maintain the use of the app which will guarantee the sustainability of knowledge.
Resources (hardware & software, Data, references)
· Unity
· Vuforia "Augmented Reality"
· C#
· Blender
· AR Core
· Inshot
· NASA Solar System exploration
Space Agency Data
Resources
We found these resources below (NASA resources) very useful. We used them to get information about PSP, the sun, solar wind, the main instruments of the Parker Solar Probe and lessons learned from its journey. We have learned how the probe will use seven Venus flybys over nearly seven years to gradually shrink its orbit around the Sun.
We began to use NASA data to visualize it to our reality to tell the amazing story of PSP.
We also used an outsource website to get a real-time simulation for the parker solar probe.
· https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/traveling-to-the-sun-why-won-t-parker-solar-probe-melt
· https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/five-weird-things-that-happen-in-outer-space
· https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/nasas-parker-solar-probe-sheds-new-light-on-the-sun
Hackathon Journey
It is an amazing experience indeed. We did learn so much and gained so much experience in leadership and time management.
References
Tags
#Sun #Parker_Solar_Probe #Art #AR #animation #Software