Smart glasses for ISS astronauts will be ready soon

The smart glasses created by the Osterhout Design Group (ODG) might be intended for International Space platform astronauts soon according to NASA

Based on a NASA statement, Osterhout Design Group (ODG) was contacted by the agency to generate electronic, smart glasses for their astronauts.

NASA added how the glasses will probably be provided for training purposes on Earth. It will likely be used as being a automatically display device in space as well, a computer device that may be required to assist the astronauts in doing their job.

The Osterhout Design Group (ODG) glasses will run on Google’s Android Jelly egg software. It's going to be using ODG’s ReticleOS operating-system. It'll likewise feature a 3D stereoscopic displays, that happen to be capable of HD video resolution. The organization added that the smart glass for astronauts integrate military-grade technology.

In accordance with NASA, “The glasses will provide astronauts have real profit overlay digital markers on images of kit, so that you can record progress made during repairs, or remind the room traveler not to remove certain pieces.”

A lot more use, the glass will project a photo comparable to viewing a 55-inch screen at a distance of eight feet. This is like looking at a magnifier, only clearer and the majority bigger.

The developer of the smart glass added that it will offer an electronic checklist from the glasses lets the astronauts to trace their activities without needing their hands.