Xsight

Depth Perception at a Glance

Apollo 16

On EVA 3 of the Apollo 16 mission, astronauts journeyed to South Ray Crater, home of ‘House Rock’.

Astronauts John Young and Charles Duke parked their lunar rover 200 meters further than they would have if they knew the true size of the formation

House Rock

Compared to the average astronaut, House rock is enormous. The boulder is 45 feet tall at its peak, more than 4 stories.

Approx 100m from House Rock

Astronauts next to House Rock

At first glance the rock formation appeared much closer than it ended up being. Because of this miscalculation almost an hour of time was lost as the astronauts had to navigate themselves to the site. If they had more accurate range finding and depth perception capabilities, they could have saved time, energy, and precious resources.

A Lack of Depth Perception is a problem.

Single Point laser range finder used to achieve incredibly accurate distance measurements up to 400m with accuracy to 1m
A set of six cameras (three on each Fusion module) both tracks the orientation of the headset, and captures a 3D point cloud. With two front facing cameras, they allow for stereoscopic depth perception for wide field tracking.
The IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) features a specialized gyroscope, accelerometer, and magnetometer specially tuned for use in space, or on the moon. The IMU handles location and orientation data for the device.

Sensor Fusion System

Titanium Frame

Non-toxic Foam

Fusion Sensor Pack

Poly Carbonate Combiner

Light Field Projection

Light Field projection allows for accurate depth recreation in the headset by bouncing light rays off of the combiner, and onto the eye of the wearer.