OUR MISSION

Modern smartphones allows an easy and intuitive way to control UAVs, using integrated sensors like gyroscope, accelerometer and microphone. Our goal is to create a tool that can bring to everyone the possibility of exploring alien planets and their surfaces, while leaving total control on their mission and ensuring the best possibile customer experience with a simple way of interaction with the spacecraft.

MAIN PROBLEMS:

• Delay in the image transmission caused by the great distance between Earth and other planets
• A space drone can cost millions, or even billions of dollars, so it's necessary a great attention during the flight
• Easy, intuitive and precise way to control the drone.

OUR SOLUTIONS:

• Flight paths are planned by the user before the start of the real trip
• Autonomous flight solutions are adopted by the UAV, using array of sensors and collision avoidance and obstacle detection algorithms like ICAROUS and DAIDALUS developed by NASA.
• Gyroscope, accelerometer and microphone will be used to bring a basic but effective system of control to the user. In crytical situations autonomous flight switches on until the drone is safe.

RESOURCES

Mars 2020 NASA Mission inspired us, thanks to the compact drone called Mars Helicopter Scout:

Images of Danielson and Roddy craters:

https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/layers-in-mars-...

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?i...

Mars terrain used in our simulation:

https://mars.nasa.gov/

Software: Android Studio, Unity, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro.