From 09632c3eac1ffa5bba9f83a131962e85bf16f18f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gordon Pedersen Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 16:59:18 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] Playing with a CV page/post/thing --- .../B5.01 robotic-mission-to-mars.md | 34 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+) create mode 100644 weblog/CV. Portfolio/B5.01 robotic-mission-to-mars.md diff --git a/weblog/CV. Portfolio/B5.01 robotic-mission-to-mars.md b/weblog/CV. Portfolio/B5.01 robotic-mission-to-mars.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f06943c --- /dev/null +++ b/weblog/CV. Portfolio/B5.01 robotic-mission-to-mars.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +--- +title: CV.01 Robotic Mission to Mars +type: draft +skills: [C#, ASP.NET, MVC3, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, Computer Vision] +link: https://www.vssec.vic.edu.au/rmtm-challenge-enrichment/ +image: https://www.vssec.vic.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/detail-image-3-3.jpg +summary: An interactive educational game which simulates a Robotic Mission to Mars, including control of a real-life robot! +template: cv +--- + +# Robotic Mission to Mars + +This was one of my favourite projects to work on, despite the frustrations. +A cloud-based application for the Victorian Space Science Education Center (VSSEC), +which would allow a class of secondary school children log in, be assigned various +mission roles and run a simulated Mars Rover mission. + +The kicker: students actually ended up controlling a physical rover robot that would +drive around VSSEC's on-site Mars simulation area. + +It was a technical challenge to run 12+ users concurrently viewing the same set of +data, and issuing requests and instructions to each other. Data was partially plotted +in advance, and partially randomised. There were also random events like dust storms +or electromagnetic interference, which the students would have to cooperate and +coordinate to overcome. + +Plus the added technical challenge of interfacing with VSSEC's rover, as well as +computer vision data to track its physical location on the ground. It would've been +so much easier to simulate that data along with the rest, but you can't beat the +coolness factor of driving a real robot and seeing the live feed from its camera. + +Also, once development was almost complete, we recieved graphic designs from a +design agency, which required a lot of re-working to the front-end to make it fit +the final design. It ended up looking great, though. \ No newline at end of file