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A digital version of a human – an avatar – can be created by collecting data such as information on the position of body parts. This ESA Discovery programme study aims to develop an immersive augmented/virtual reality viewer that uses 3D pose estimation to animate realistic avatars of people. This technology would support communications and monitoring – for example in areas like designing missions, assembly, integration, testing & verification of spacecraft, and in mission control.
Find out more about how ESA is exploring extended reality for space here.