AIRM - The link between mission analyst and the general public
- Paper number
IAC-12,E1,6,8,x13277
- Author
Mr. Bastian Olberts, University of Stuttgart, Germany
- Coauthor
Mr. Boris Bonev, Jugendforschungszentrum Herrenberg-Gäu Aerospace Lab e.V., Germany
- Coauthor
Mr. Alexander Heckmann, University of Stuttgart, Germany
- Coauthor
Mr. Frank Herzog, University of Stuttgart, Germany
- Coauthor
Ms. Serina T. Latzko, University of Stuttgart, Germany
- Coauthor
Mr. Marvin Schneider, Jugendforschungszentrum Herrenberg-Gäu Aerospace Lab e.V., Germany
- Coauthor
Prof. Ernst Messerschmid, University of Stuttgart, Germany
- Year
2012
- Abstract
Communicating complex results from scientific research to the general public can be difficult when dealing with multi-dimensional problems. Moving pictures are the most accessible form of information, mainly used by professional artists but hardly by mission analysts which can lead to artist impressions rather than realistic animations. Funding for professional videos is only available for larger projects. This paper presents AIRM (Animation of Interplanetary and Reentry Missions) which provides a set of plugins for the open source, cross platform animation software Blender. These plugins allow for an easy, semi-automatic import of trajectory and spacecraft attitude data as well as the reentry flow from CFD simulations. The ultimate output is either a regular video file or a stereoscopic format suitable for 3D projectors. The 3D output is very suitable for complex trajectories through libration points. Exemplary videos including a reentry and a Weak Stability Boundary Transfer are presented.
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