Augmented Reality Space Suit Helmet 

I am a member of a team of eleven undergraduate Gemstone Program honors students conducting research pertaining to the development of advanced helmet mounted displays to assist astronauts during extravehicular tasks. We intend on completing our research and presenting our findings in the spring of 2020.

Team visor

During my freshman year I coauthored a project proposing that research into the development of an in-helmet augmented reality display for astronauts be conducted. The proposal advanced through the Gemstone Program vetting process and was selected as one of the eleven projects available to Gemstone students for that year. From there, students were assigned to the project and we began conducting a review of current literature and developing a methodology for our research. We intend on creating a display that is integrated into a space suit helmet and comparing its effectiveness to other methods such as the Microsoft HoloLens, and standard verbal and written forms of communication. To date, we have completed a preliminary round of human factors testing with the Microsoft HoloLens and our prototype is currently being assembled. Much of my work has dealt with organizing and developing the preliminary testing procedures as well as creating the display projected by the Microsoft HoloLens.