LTP has four distinct areas that carry out its mission:
Digital Library Collaborations
Remote Sensing Database Projects
Remote Sensing Public Access Center
Arctic Telerobotics Communication
Communications technology developed and disseminated to the US NAVY and Coast Guard. Educational Realmedia events were archived.
Autonomous Control of Telescope in South America
Remote control camera and weather station at Las Campanas, Chile for student research over the internet.
Data gathered by remotely operated robots
Students use simulation software to explore using rovers.
Electronic Textbook for Aeronautics
Bilingual Spanish/English Textbook uses Java Script to teach fundamentals of Aeronautics.
ENGINE SIM 3-Dimensional software uses x, y and t axis's
Allows students to download mac or pc based software to simulate aircraft engine operation.
Final Examination for NASA Courses over the Internet
The Univ. of North Dakota developed specialized software to test students in 28 states across the US for final exams on NASA robotics course.
FOIL SIM 3-dimensional software uses x, y and t axis's
Allows students to download mac or pc based software to simulate aircraft wing lift performance.
Haptic Control of Space Station Centrifuge
Space Station interface allows haptic interface of a haptic joy stick which allows user to correct instabilities due to inertial displacements.
IMG 3D Modeling software for Mars Lander
Visual and sonar applications have been incorporated.
Interactive, viewer-navigable 3D models
Students actively explore 3D representations of NASA missions using VRML. 2D field changing over time.
Internet Based Telescope Operation
Direct Access for 14" telescope located on Mt. Wilson, California is available to students over the internet.
Live Real Media Presentation with real time Q & A
All course data was prepared to coordinate real audio queuing with PowerPoint presentation slides.
Marsokhod Robotics Operation
Students viewed and controlled the Marsokhod rover a suited astronaut to explore the Mojave desert through teleoperations.
Modem Based Telescope Operation
Direct Dial Up Access for 24" telescopes located on Mt. Wilson, California is available to students over the internet.
Online Course Using Bilingual Channels
An international event was conducted with a mix of French and English. Students were allowed to listen to the whole event in either French, English or with the live mix.
Remote Control of Solar Observing Telescope
Images of solar events are photographed from a solar observing telescope and down loaded over the net.
Remotely Controlled Telescope in Australia
See what it takes to put a Remotely Operated Telescope down under.
Robotics Online Course Using Stenography (for the hearing impaired)
This course channeled its audio signal to a court stenographer that entered the verbal data into a chat window.
Sensors
Teleoperation of robots using remote sensing data. SENSORS, Science and Engineering NASA Site of Remote Sensing will allow students to use remote sensing and teleoperated Legos robots
Solar System Simulation Software
Curriculum enhancement is tied to Project S.P.A.C.E. (Sun, Planets, Asteroids, Comets, Exploration)
SoTie Project
Southern Telescopes In Education
Space Station Centrifuge Simulation
Space Station Centrifuge simulation software was developed.
Space Station Docking with Haptic Interface
Computer simulations assists astronauts in docking with the space shuttle utilizing haptic interfaces.
VRML software simulating robotics in the Space Station
Rover Ranch allows students to use VRML software.
Worked with RealAudio Alpha Software
In addition to the standard 5kbps audio stream, 14.4 kbps higher quality audio streams were provided for the visually impaired.
For questions concerning these developed and developing technologies, please contact: tdyson@mail.arc.nasa.gov