TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of a Virtual Reality space docking simulator for research and training - A case application in the space analogue SIRIUS-21
AU - Bruguera, Miquel Bosch
AU - López Bermúdez, Santiago
AU - Detrell, Gisela
AU - Ewald, Reinhold
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2022 by the Institute of Space Systems, University of Stuttgart. Published by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) with permission and released to the IAF to publish in all forms.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Over the last decade, the Institute of Space Systems (IRS) in Stuttgart, Germany, has developed and deployed a series of space docking simulators, mainly based on the Soyuz -TMA and PTK-Orel spacecraft, which have been used for research of piloting performance during experiments in Antarctica and Moscow, Russia. Now, a new concept of a spacecraft docking simulator has been developed using emergent technologies such as virtual reality (VR), eye-tracking and hand-tracking. This paper describes the latest development of this VR simulator concept and its first field deployment for the SIRIUS-21 analogue mission at the facilities of the IMBP in Moscow. The simulator allows for the acquisition of flight telemetry, pilot behaviour, and biometric parameters during flight scenarios involving the ISS and the Lunar Gateway. Its deployment in analogue missions and isolated environments provides tools to enhance the understanding of human performance and the assessment of potential risks in long duration space missions. The use of eye-tracking and hand-tracking, for instance, enables the study of the pilot's interaction with spacecraft instrumentation and provides an insight into mental focus and compliance with flight safety procedures. Finally, a critical analysis of the simulator and its development perspectives for potential use in real astronaut training are given.
AB - Over the last decade, the Institute of Space Systems (IRS) in Stuttgart, Germany, has developed and deployed a series of space docking simulators, mainly based on the Soyuz -TMA and PTK-Orel spacecraft, which have been used for research of piloting performance during experiments in Antarctica and Moscow, Russia. Now, a new concept of a spacecraft docking simulator has been developed using emergent technologies such as virtual reality (VR), eye-tracking and hand-tracking. This paper describes the latest development of this VR simulator concept and its first field deployment for the SIRIUS-21 analogue mission at the facilities of the IMBP in Moscow. The simulator allows for the acquisition of flight telemetry, pilot behaviour, and biometric parameters during flight scenarios involving the ISS and the Lunar Gateway. Its deployment in analogue missions and isolated environments provides tools to enhance the understanding of human performance and the assessment of potential risks in long duration space missions. The use of eye-tracking and hand-tracking, for instance, enables the study of the pilot's interaction with spacecraft instrumentation and provides an insight into mental focus and compliance with flight safety procedures. Finally, a critical analysis of the simulator and its development perspectives for potential use in real astronaut training are given.
KW - Analog Missions
KW - Flight Simulator
KW - Human Performance
KW - SIRIUS
KW - Virtual Reality
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M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85167588088
SN - 0074-1795
VL - 2022-September
JO - Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
JF - Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
T2 - 73rd International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2022
Y2 - 18 September 2022 through 22 September 2022
ER -