Categorisation of future applications for Augmented Reality in human lunar exploration
Paul Topf Aguiar de Medeiros, Paul Njayou, Flavie Rometsch, Tommy, Nilsson, Leonie Becker, Aidan Cowley

TL;DR
This paper categorizes potential augmented reality applications for lunar exploration, aiming to identify new functionalities and insights into how AR can enhance astronaut safety and efficiency during lunar EVAs.
Contribution
It presents a novel categorization framework for AR use cases in lunar exploration based on a user-driven approach and design thinking methodology.
Findings
Categorized AR use cases for lunar EVAs.
Identified opportunities for safety and efficiency improvements.
Provided a structured overview for future prototyping and testing.
Abstract
The European Space Agency (ESA) has a clear mission to go forward to the Moon in preparation of human presence on Mars. One of the technologies looked at to increase safety and efficiency of astronauts in this context is Augmented Reality (AR). This technology allows digital visual information to be overlaid onto the user's environment through some type of display or projector. In recent years separate studies have been conducted to test the potential value of AR for astronauts by implementing a few functionalities on an AR display followed by testing in terrestrial analogue environments. One of the groups contributing to these investigations is Spaceship EAC (SSEAC). SSEAC is a group of interns and trainees at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) focusing on emerging technologies for human space exploration. This paper presents an outcome of SSEAC's activities related to AR for lunar…
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Taxonomy
TopicsSpace Exploration and Technology · Augmented Reality Applications · Spacecraft Design and Technology
