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Venus Lander Design, Garon Morgan, Brian Rodrigues, Dhruv Sachani, Jason Scott
Venus Lander Design, Garon Morgan, Brian Rodrigues, Dhruv Sachani, Jason Scott
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The students designed an Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL) system for a lander to reach the surface of Venus. The students used a combination of 3D modelling and programming to design the EDL within given constraints under specific tolerances. An EDL takes into consideration entry flight dynamics, aeroheating, and landing systems. The EDL was divided into three stages (see below). The separation of stages was designed to address unique challenges found at different points throughout the EDL. The primary objective of the first stage was to minimize the heat associated with the entry velocity to the payload. The second stage …
3d Immersive Visualization: Expanding Human Sensation, Megan Davis, Francisco Gonzalez, Connor Waters
3d Immersive Visualization: Expanding Human Sensation, Megan Davis, Francisco Gonzalez, Connor Waters
Capstone Design Expo Posters
Unmet Need: The constant push for better and more interactive data visualization aids: the Oculus Rift replaced a two-dimensional fixed monitor with head tracking and a three-dimensional virtual space to explore; the Novint Falcon replaces two-dimensional pointing tools with a haptic sensor with force feedback and three degrees of axial freedom.
Deliverables: A demonstration of the technologies involved, in the form of an Oculus- and Falconenabled physical simulation of a room containing several objects that can be handled and manipulated in three dimensions.
Constraints: The hardware is expensive and difficult to acquire, and it requires a beefy computer to run. …