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¥3,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥2,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000)
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| Research Abstract |
The aim of this research is development of learning software on the activities of International Space Station for science education. We have developed web pages entitled "Observation Navigator of Artificial Satellites". In these pages, we present flight courses and times of many bright artificial satellites such as International Space Station (ISS), SEASAT, TRMM, UARS, USERS, AJISAI, etc. The web pages have been used in many science classes of elementary schools, junior high schools, or high schools. Among these satellites, the ISS is the brightest satellites and regarded to be found almost all observers. Further, the fact that several astronauts stay in the ISS for many missions attracts observers.
After observation of ISS passing in the starry night, many people wonder how the earth could be seen, if they were astronauts staying in the ISS. The main purpose of this study is to develop the 3D simulation software of the Earth seen from the ISS orbit. In order to do this we used real time position of ISS calculated from the orbital elements of ISS from NASA website. The 3D object of the Earth has been made from satellite images with altimetry data. The 3D exhibition of the earth object has been operated with the Matrix-engine. The developed web pages has been entitled "3D Observation Navigator of the Earth".
The current version of the 3D Observation Navigator of the Earth displays Earth images without clouds. Many technical assessments for the addition of real-time cloud images taken from meteorological satellites have been made.
On the other hand, several improvements have been made for the "Observation Navigator of Artificial Satellites", which includes prediction of the magnitude of the satellites.
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