The European Space Agency Tender

Objectivesto Define The Specification And Qualification Guidelines For Ar/vr Hardware Use In Micro-gravity Environments.descriptionthe Use Of Augmented And Virtual Reality (ar/vr) Technologies In Space Have Been Explored In Past Activities And Have Been Found A Powerful Means To Support Future Human Spaceflight And Exploration Missions. However, There Is Currently No Specification Or Guidelines To Adopt Ar/vr Hardware That Can Be Used In Space, In Particular In Micro-gravity Environments.space Missions Impose Specificenvironmental Conditions That Cannot Be Replicated On Ground And That May Impact Payloads And Experiments; E.g Tracking Solutions (a Key Element For Any Ar/vr System), Behaviour Of (inertial) Sensors (such As Imus) When Away From The Earth, Battery Qualification/certification For Use In Space, Etc.this Information, Some Of It Known From Previous Projects And Some Still Unknown, Is Key For Enabling The Use Of Ar/vr Technologies In Space And To Ensure The Success Of Future Experiments, As Well As To Improve Human Exploration And Long Duration Missions.this Activity Encompasses The Following Tasks:- Define The Criteria For Ar/vr Hardware Evaluation, To Ensure Its Proper Functioning Under Micro-gravity Conditions- Evaluate Currently Available Hardware With Respect To The Previously Defined Criteria, In Particular Using Results From Previous Flight Tests. This Task Shall Produce A Survey Of Existing Hardware Available For Immediate Use By Experiment Developer- For The Criteria From The First Task For Which Only Theoretical Results Have Been Achieved, A Set Of On-board Experiments Shall Be Defined In Order To Verify The Theoretical Results- Investigate The Shortcomingsin Currently Available Commercial Ar/vr Hardware And Suggest Ways For Improvement, E.g. With Modifications Or Enhancements To Existing Hardware- Develop A Set Of Guidelines Available To Experiment And Payload Developers, To Support The Adoption Of Ar/vr Technologies In Micro-gravity Environmentsfor The Proper Execution Of The Above Tasks, It Is Envisaged That Test Hardware Is Procured Underthis Activity, In Support Of The Validation Of The Key Criteria Identified Above. In Addition, Test Software May Be Developed E.g. To Determine Key Performance Parameters Of The Involved Ar/vr Hardware. Disclaimer : Closing date mentioned is an assumption date, Please contact the tendering authority to get exact closing date.