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Suborbital flight experiments often rely on video to monitor experiment operations and record data, providing proper context for or history of different events in the mission to aid post-flight assessments. Researchers at Purdue University are Enhancing Suborbital Technology Advancement Through Automated Control of High-Definition Video Systems. They will test a handheld video control system consisting of a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) GoPro camera and COTS components for voice control of the system on a parabolic flight. It will utilize voice recording and playback as well as multiple camera modes and capabilities.
Problem Statement
Putting small, lightweight, high-definition (HD) cameras to work in support of suborbital flight experiments is a quandary for many researchers flying payloads on commercial vehicles. The latest (HD) video systems are cheap for consumer markets but are generally limited to fingertip control. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi control help, but electro-magnetic interference concerns often prohibit use of these methods in flight vehicles. Scientific cameras, controllable via wired Internet and other protocols, are substantially larger, heavier, and more expensive. These three qualities and the frequent lack of on-board micro-standard definition (SD) card recording render them unattractive for many spaceflight technology advancement payload programs.
Parabolic and suborbital flight experiments often rely on video to monitor experiment operations and record data, providing proper context for or history of different events in the mission to aid post-flight assessments. Researchers at Purdue University are Enhancing Suborbital Technology Advancement Through Automated Control of High-Definition Video Systems.They will test a handheld video system consisting of a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) GoPro camera and COTS components for voice control of the system on a parabolic flight. It will utilize voice recording and playback as well as multiple camera modes and capabilities. This would benefit NASA missions and the commercial space industry.
Future Customers
•Researchers on parabolic and suborbital flights
•Commercial parabolic and suborbital flight providers
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