This project incorporates our hardware knowledge of 3D modeling, rapid prototyping, and hobbyist electronics to create a physical hardware hack at SpaceApps. The team was inspired by the recent increase in marketing for Artemis and Astronaut Doug Wheelock's remarks about the planned moon missions.

What it does

Our proposed solution is to incorporate 'LCD visor' technologies with elemental scanners in order to make it easier for an astronaut to decide if the rock sample they've found is scientifically useful or not.

How does your solution resolve the problems posed in this challenge? What problems and
achievements did your team have? Share all the relevant details about your submission. Share
failures as well as successes if they are interesting.

Our team resolved the problems posed in challenge as we were able to develop a hardware/software and mechanical system that would save astronauts time and detect samples of potential scientific value.

Originally, we were motivated to create a physical prototype of HUD and integrate existing hobbyist sensors. However after much discussion and consultation with experts in the field of lunar geology it was deemed unfeasible to actually construct a physical prototype in the time allotted, so we worked with 3d models and computer systems to showcase our idea instead.

Our system instead utilizes dual stereoscopic 3d cameras for object detection and classifications along with a Neutron Spectrometer and a Gamma Ray Spectrometer to assist with sensing the environment.

As a team, we all learned a lot about the composition of lunar soil, challenges faced when designing space grade hardware, and the integral role Spectrometers play in understanding geological composition.

NASA Resources
What NASA data and NASA resources did you use in your solution? Why did you use these data?
Remember all Space Apps submissions must use a NASA resource (data, images, references,etc.) to be eligible for global judging.

https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp - NASA Research Papers; For space flight hardware specifications and guidelines

We used these databases to provide software functionality

https://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/projects/astromaterials-... - Astromaterials Database

Space Apps Offers
Did you take advantage of any Offers from Space Apps Collaborators or local sponsors to make your project? What were they and how were they helpful?

Future Plans
How can you improve your project? Do you plan to continue working on this project after Space
Apps 2019?

Built With
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you use? What hardware did you use (cell phones, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, etc.)?

This project was built with Unity 3d Game Engine and Jill & Kash were able to develop a conceptual HUD that would demonstrate the capabilities of our powerful sensor and software combination.

- Github to be added at a later date

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