A smartphone "Tango" Google's 3D scan can be done in real time to NASA and space

Spherical satellite under development by NASASPHERE, Google's real-time 3D sensing smart "Tango"Was installed and it was found to be utilized as" eye "&" brain "of SPHERE.

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Actually, this is not the first time Google's smartphone is brought into space. Experiments to manipulate SPHERE using Google's Nexus S have already been done in 2011. In other words, the purpose of the experiment is to utilize smartphones with high-performance processing capabilities as "brains" as well as SPHERE's eyes.

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The state of the combination of NASA's spherical satellite SPHERE and Tango smartphone can be checked with the following movie.

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A blue spherical object is a small satellite of NASA SPHERE.


A white smartphone attached to SPHERE is Tango. The display shows the real-time 3D scanning of the surroundings.


In order to remotely control SPHERE, it is a necessity to monitor the external condition, so NASA has been trying to attach the camera to SPHERE before.


This project is to let Tango take over the role of SPHERE's "eyes".


Tango can 3D sensing the appearance of the outside world in real time using a dedicated smartphone with an infrared sensor and an application.



OS is using Android, Tango can accurately obtain its own position information with the appearance of the outside world.


Therefore, wanting SPHERE to make a dangerous mission that can not be done by people in outer space NASA accurately detected location information on a narrow ship and focused on the ability of Tango to freely remotely control.


Project Tango Developing Project You can check how the Google ATAP team collaborates with NASA in the following movie.

Project Tango: NASA SPHERES - YouTube


Tango smartphone attached to the red SPHERE.


Careful experiments are repeated on the ground.


The stage of the virtual experiment of outer space is thisZero GIt is inside the jet plane.


Jet aircraft by repeating the natural fall (parabolic movement) from the skyWeightless conditionTo create the same environment as outer space.


A pole and a camera are set in the aircraft.


The experiment started at last.


SPHERE + Tango is crowded with fluffy inside.



Using a stick extending from SPHERE, experiment with applying torque to SPHERE.


Technicians of the ATAP team with Google Glass also turn sideways.


It looks pretty fun.


Tango is planned to be combined with various hardware, including SPHERE used in outer space.


In addition, SPHERE equipped with Tango plans to assist the mission of the astronauts at the International Space Station, assuming that they will carry out the dangerous tasks that astronauts can not do in the future, SPHERE + Tango will be in the summer of 2014 It is scheduled to be launched into space.