A wearable computer for support of astronaut extravehicular activity

Author

Carr, Christopher E. ; Schwartz, Steven J. ; Rosenberg, Ilia

Author_Institution

Man- Vehicle Lab., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

23

Lastpage

30

Abstract

A wearable situational awareness terminal (WearSAT) that provides text, graphics, and video to an astronaut via a near-eye display, and acts as a client on a wireless network, has the potential to enhance the ability of astronauts to perform useful work and cope with uncertainty during extravehicular activity (EVA). An initial implementation is described, including the supporting network architecture, a hardware prototype, and the results of experimentation with a space suit to assess packaging options and evaluate a near-eye display for compatibility with EVA tasks. Operational scenarios are used to derive requirements for software development.

Keywords

space research; telecontrol; wearable computers; WearSAT; astronaut extravehicular activity; extravehicular activity; hardware prototype; near-eye display; network architecture; software development; wearable computer; wearable situational awareness terminal; wireless network; Computer architecture; Computer displays; Computer graphics; Hardware; Packaging; Prototypes; Software prototyping; Uncertainty; Wearable computers; Wireless networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wearable Computers, 2002. (ISWC 2002). Proceedings. Sixth International Symposium on

ISSN

1530-0811

Print_ISBN

0-7695-1816-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISWC.2002.1167215

Filename

1167215