Pasadena, California, July 18, 2024: SimInsights representatives participated in the inaugural workshop on the development and use of the digital twin cislunar and lunar surface ecosystems organized by NASA/JPL in Pasadena. The workshop was organized by: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA Langley Research Center, The Aerospace Corporation, and Johns Hopkins University.
Over 200 attendees from 50 organizations participated in the workshop. The group informed a set of drivers for digital twins, and contributed to observations and recommendations, provided information on evolving digital twins summarized from content shared in panels, gave TED-style talks, and conducted breakout sessions.
Digital twins play a pivotal role in cislunar exploration, enabling efficient operations, risk reduction, and informed decision-making. They bridge the gap between physical systems and virtual models, enhancing our understanding of this dynamic environment.
SimInsights’ HyperSkill platform accelerates the creation and deployment of digital twins for workforce training and other applications. As the US prepares to establish a permanent base on moon, there is a critical need to train astronaut geologists to work on the moon. XR and AI technologies hold great promise for this purpose and HyperSkill delivers speed and cost that are unmatched in the industry.
The agenda for the workshop is included below:
Workshop on Digital Twins for Cislunar and Lunar Surface EcosystemJPL 321-Pickering Auditorium and Teams
Agenda – Day 1
Using Pacific Time Zone
0800-0815 Check-in at JPL Visitor Center and escorted to auditorium
0830-0845 Welcome – Charles Whetsel, JPL
0845-0900 Organizers’ comments – Rudra Mukherjee, JPL
0900-1000 Government team briefings
- John Vickers, NASA Michael Katrivanos, NRL Jason Lambert, National Research Council, Canada
1000-1100 Panel Session 1 Moderator: Ron Birk, Aerospace Corp.
- John Lymer, MDA Space Robbie Robertson, Sedaro Salena Zavorka, LMCO Mitch Ingham, JPL Torrey Radclife, Aerospace Corp.
1200-1230 Lunch
1200-1230 NVIDIA Talk
- Tom Gibbs, NVIDIA
1230-1330 TED Style Talks
- Rosemary Lokhorst, Badass StudiosDave Braig, Cesium Ed Chow, JPLAravind Kandiah, Bifrost AI
1330-1345 Break
1345-1515 Breakout Session 1: Applications of a lunar digital twin (LDT) in your use cases
1515-1530 Break
1530-1700 Breakout Session 2: Features that you see necessary for your use cases in an LDT
1800-2000 No Host Dinner in Pasadena
Agenda – Day 2
0830-0930 Panel Session 2:
Moderator: Yasin Alhassan, JHU/APL
- Olivia J. Pinon Fischer, GatechChris Massa, RedwireEmma Rainey, JHU-APLTom Walters, NASA LaRC
0930-1100 Breakout 3: Technical Gaps you see in implementation of LDT and collaboration
1100-1200 Lunch
1200-1300 TED Talks on Digital Twins
- Mark Robinson, ASU Zhongwen Zhan, Caltech Luis Carrio, LMCO Chuck Shanon, Aelius
1300-1400 TED Talks on Digital Twins
- Danette Allen, NASBelinda Marchand, Slingshot Kip Hodges, ASU Josh Sung, Booz Allen
1400-1415 Break
1415-1530 Breakout 4: Next steps for LDT and goals
1530-1545 Break
1545-1630 Open Floor: General discussions and recap
1630-1730 JPL Ops Rooms Tour
To learn more or to collaborate on lunar digital twin projects, please contact us.
About HyperSkill
HyperSkill is a no-code 3D simulation platform for both Virtual and Augmented Reality. HyperSkill was created to enable instructional designers to create immersive training content without having to learn programming. HyperSkill includes thousands of 3D assets and simulations that are accessible for free to users. HyperSkill enables non-programmers to author VR/AR content, publish it to various devices and audiences and collect and visualize experience data. HyperSkill has been developed with R&D funding from the National Science Foundation. To learn more, please visit https://siminsights.com/hyperskill/
About SimInsights
SimInsights mission is to democratize the creation of 3D, interactive, immersive and intelligent (I^3) simulations. We believe that simulations are the most impactful way to learn, yet few people can actually leverage them as a creative medium. SimInsights offers HyperSkill, a no-code tool to enable everyone to capture their knowledge in the form of 3D immersive, AI-powered simulations and share it with others. SimInsights team used HyperSkill to create Skillful, a growing collection of simulations to help anyone master any skill.