Mars XR Lab
Extended Reality Lab for Mars Experiments (Mars XR Lab)
Contract #: ESA AO/2-1829/22/NL/GLC/ov
This early technology development project aims to design and develop an XR-based virtual lab for Mars experiments. AI methods are used to improve orbital imagery resolution, as well to obtain terrain features based on local images from rovers. The objective is to advance the development of the proposed approach to generate the virtual lab, and validate it using a mars-like environment on Earth. For this purpose, aerial and local images will be taken to generate the virtual scenario and compare it with the real one. Once the proposed approach has been validated on an Earth mars-like scenario an alpha version has been developed. Real data provided by orbital satellites and rovers on Mars will be used to generate a virtual lab of an area of interest from Mars. Provided information will be used to continue on the development of the beta version of the proposed approach, and to validate the generation of a virtual scenario from Mars. The final product, Mars XR Lab, enables virtual testing of human exploration, equipment, facilities and rovers.
Main Contractor: Sirin Orbital Systems AG
ESA Contract reference: ESA AO/2-1829/22/NL/GLC/ov
Duration: 01/07/2022 - 30/10/2023
