SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSPECTING AND INTERACTING WITH A REAL-WORLD SPACE STRUCTURE IN REAL-TIME USING VIRTUAL REALITY TECHNOLOGY

摘要

Systems (100) and methods (500) for inspecting and/or interacting with a Real-World Space Structure ("RWSS") deployed in space using VR technology. The methods comprise: obtaining, by a computing device located on Earth, a first digital 3D model of RWSS having moving parts with VR positional tracking markers coupled thereto; receiving a video generated by at least one camera of RWSS deployed in space, where at least some of the VR positional tracking markers were in the camera's view at the time of the video's creation; using the video's content to convert the first digital 3D model into a second digital 3D model representative of current positions and orientations of RWSS's moving parts; and providing an operator with a real-time VR experience with RWSS by displaying the second digital 3D model in a VR space environment.