 NASA
Langley researchers are
working in a unique 3-D
environment called the
CAVE, or the Immersive
Design and Simulation
Lab. Using numbers, graphs
and mathematical models
to create three-dimensional
images of real objects
and environments, the
CAVE will allow researchers
to design radiation and
noise shielding improvements
for the International
Space Station. They are
able to move equipment
or install shielding in
the virtual-reality image,
and then observe and store
calculations of what effects
the changes make. The
simulations can be shared
with other researchers
at distant locations via
computer network connections.
Johnny Alonso spoke with
Dr. Chris Sandridge at
NASA Langley’s Immersive
Design and Simulation
Lab to find out how it
works.
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