Paper Info
Title
Collaborative virtual reality platform for visualizing space data and mission planning
Abstract
This paper presents the system architecture of a collaborative virtual environment in which distributed multidisciplinary teams involved in space exploration activities come together and explore areas of scientific interest of a planet for future missions. The aim is to reduce the current challenges of distributed scientific and engineering meetings that prevent the exploitation of their collaborative potential, as, at present, expertise, tools and datasets are fragmented. This paper investigates the functional characteristics of a software framework that addresses these challenges following the design science research methodology in the context of the space industry and research. An implementation of the proposed architecture and a validation process with end users, based on the execution of different use cases, are described. These use cases cover relevant aspects of real science analysis and operation, including planetary data visualization, as the system aims at being used in future European missions. This validation suggests that the system has the potential to enhance the way space scientists will conduct space science research in the future.
Year
DOI
Venue
2019
10.1007/s11042-019-7736-8
Multimedia Tools and Applications
Keywords
Field
DocType
Distributed meetings, Design science research methodology, Collaborative virtual Environments, Telepresence, Space mission planning, Scientific data visualization
Space industry,Data science,Computer vision,Data visualization,Use case,Computer science,Space Science,Space exploration,Collaborative virtual environment,Artificial intelligence,Systems architecture,Software framework
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
78
23
1380-7501
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Arturo S. García18313.13
Terrence Fernando2639.13
David Roberts31099.16
Christian Bar400.34
Michele Cencetti500.68
Wito Engelke6112.24
Andreas Gerndt75212.43