Compass, protractor and map not required to triangulate lunar coordinates
"In contrast to radar or laser-ranging tools that pulse radio signals and light at a target to analyze the returning signals, GIANT quickly and accurately analyzes images to measure the distance to and between visible landmarks," NASA said.Yew said that portable devices equipped with local maps would enable the AI to navigate a variety of missions, but this visual Lunar navigation system isn't even a primary system for future Moon missions; it's envisioned as a backup.
"It's critical to have dependable backup systems when we're talking about human exploration," Yew said, and that's precisely what his AI would be: a backup for more the traditional networking solution NASA is planning for the Moon,Lunar navigation is a central part of LunaNet's planned services, though NASA hasn't described how LunaNet's navigation system would work in much detail.
The space agency said that LunaNet navigation, like the rest of the LunaNet, would maintain"operational independence from data processing on Earth while maintaining high precision," but otherwise will make navigation on the Moon's surface and orbit more practical. If and when LunaNet goes down or a surface mission ends up out of range, Yew's landmark navigation service would step in. NASA said it also sees the system having applications on Earth in situations where explorers can't obtain a GPS satellite fix. ®
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