Flyer on how to view a full-scale augmented reality model of the NASA Curiosity Rover
1. Print a Poster-Sized
Augmented Reality Target for
the NASA Spacecraft 3D App!
8/5/2012: The NASA Spacecraft 3D app
(currently for iOS) can display a 3D augmented
reality model of the Mars Rover Curiosity on a
Augmented reality Curiosity rover in front of my Honda CRV.
special printed target. The target can be
printed to poster size so that the rover can be
viewed at full scale through an iPhone or iPad.
Print the PDF at 36" x 60" in black and white
on a reprographics plotter if you have access
to one. FedEx Office has over 1800 locations
with these plotters that output at $0.75 per sq.
ft. The cost for the full poster, then, is only
USD $11.00. With the poster on the ground
and acquired by the app, be sure to tap the
zoom scale button plus one and back away to
see the Curiosity rover at its 10 foot length.
You can walk completely around and up to the
rover to examine details such as the various
scientific instruments. Try to find the 1909
Lincoln penny affixed to the camera calibration
target! The poster can be folded in half four
times down to 9 x 15" for easier storage. If
torn, repair with clear tape. The target can
sustain a pretty significant amount of defacing
and still function.
Mike Lee
One Laptop per Child Learning Club DC
http://www.olpclearningclub.org
curiouslee@gmail.com
Links to download the app and PDF are here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiouslee/76782
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