Search Results

Daniel Maas animation of MERs

djellison View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Posted on: May 22 2006, 01:37 PM
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	Ahh - thanks for finding that....the launch sequence ( partially by virtue of being a dusk effect ) is much better than the MER one imho - I love it
	Forum: Tech, General and Imagery · Post Preview: #55263 · Replies: 14 · Views: 15222

Victoria and her features

djellison View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Posted on: May 22 2006, 07:23 AM
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	I urge any DEM / GIS people to grab this... ftp://ftpflag.wr.usgs.gov/dist/pigpen/mar...landingsite.zip It's 150 meg BUT - it contains detail related to TWO MOC NA DEM's - that between them totally cover Victoria and Erebus, and just to tempt and tease, there is a .mov and a .wmv in the root of the zip that show them rendered up with some vertical exag I think.....I can't make head nor tail of the data, but if someone could then I'd get all animated about it Doug
	Forum: Opportunity · Post Preview: #55232 · Replies: 778 · Views: 414939

Deep Impact Extended Mission

djellison View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Posted on: May 22 2006, 07:17 AM
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ May 22 2006, 03:46 AM) I'm just saying that it would be considerably more scientifically useful than I initially thought. I You were all OVER the selection of DI after the mission was done, saying that the science return was poor because they said that seing the crater was the important part of the science and everyone should have known it would have been obscured by ejecta. Why the change of tune? Doug
	Forum: Cometary and Asteroid Missions · Post Preview: #55231 · Replies: 47 · Views: 53370

Small solar probe Sunblazer

djellison View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Posted on: May 21 2006, 09:34 PM
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	Well - the only reference to that I can find is on this page... http://www.lib.rpi.edu/dept/library/html/A...Series_VII.html Doug
	Forum: Sun · Post Preview: #55195 · Replies: 14 · Views: 25040

Small solar probe Sunblazer

djellison View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Posted on: May 21 2006, 09:26 PM
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	Do you mean Sungrazer?
	Forum: Sun · Post Preview: #55193 · Replies: 14 · Views: 25040

Pinned: My personnal MER 3d software

djellison View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Posted on: May 21 2006, 09:36 AM
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	Ah - I had to kill the SQL services, but after that I could delete it, restart, and all is good once again Nicely done with the camera height Doug
	Forum: Tech, General and Imagery · Post Preview: #55140 · Replies: 197 · Views: 388447

Pinned: My personnal MER 3d software

djellison View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Posted on: May 21 2006, 08:59 AM
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	R4 crashes on 'view' for me... CODE "************ Exception Text ************ System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: One or more files do not match the primary file of the database. If you are attempting to attach a database, retry the operation with the correct files. If this is an existing database, the file may be corrupted and should be restored from a backup. Cannot open user default database. Login failed. Login failed for user 'FATBOYSLIM\Doug'. Log file 'C:\Documents and Settings\Doug\Desktop\3d_site_viewer_R3_without_index_buffer\MarsRoverDatabase_log.LDF' does not match the primary file. It may be from a different database or the log may have been rebuilt previously. at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, Boolean breakConnection) at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.ThrowExceptionAndWarning(TdsParserStateObject stateObj) at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.Run(RunBehavior runBehavior, SqlCommand cmdHandler, SqlDataReader dataStream, BulkCopySimpleResultSet bulkCopyHandler, TdsParserStateObject stateObj) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds.CompleteLogin(Boolean enlistOK) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds.OpenLoginEnlist(SqlConnection owningObject, SqlConnectionString connectionOptions, String newPassword, Boolean redirectedUserInstance) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds..ctor(DbConnectionPoolIdentity identity, SqlConnectionString connectionOptions, Object providerInfo, String newPassword, SqlConnection owningObject, Boolean redirectedUserInstance) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnectionFactory.CreateConnection(DbConnectionOptions options, Object poolGroupProviderInfo, DbConnectionPool pool, DbConnection owningConnection) at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionFactory.CreatePooledConnection(DbConnection owningConnection, DbConnectionPool pool, DbConnectionOptions options) at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionPool.CreateObject(DbConnection owningObject) at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionPool.UserCreateRequest(DbConnection owningObject) at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionPool.GetConnection(DbConnection owningObject) at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionFactory.GetConnection(DbConnection owningConnection) at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionClosed.OpenConnection(DbConnection outerConnection, DbConnectionFactory connectionFactory) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.Open() at System.Data.Common.DbDataAdapter.FillInternal(DataSet dataset, DataTable[] datatables, Int32 startRecord, Int32 maxRecords, String srcTable, IDbCommand command, CommandBehavior behavior) at System.Data.Common.DbDataAdapter.Fill(DataTable[] dataTables, Int32 startRecord, Int32 maxRecords, IDbCommand command, CommandBehavior behavior) at System.Data.Common.DbDataAdapter.Fill(DataTable dataTable) at MarsRoverCenterLibrary.Data.MarsRoverDatabaseDataSetTableAdapters.RAW_LOCATIONTa leAdapter.GetDataByRefSite(String SPACECRAFT_ID, Nullable`1 SITE_REF, Nullable`1 SITE_DIFF) at MarsRoverCenterLibrary.Forms.FormMRC3DSite.backgroundWorker1_DoWork(Object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e) at System.ComponentModel.BackgroundWorker.OnDoWork(DoWorkEventArgs e) at System.ComponentModel.BackgroundWorker.WorkerThreadStart(Object argument)"
	Forum: Tech, General and Imagery · Post Preview: #55135 · Replies: 197 · Views: 388447

Victoria and her features

djellison View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Posted on: May 20 2006, 05:04 PM
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	orrrr... select your area - then go select->modify->border and put in 5 or so, and fill the selection it leaves you with Doug
	Forum: Opportunity · Post Preview: #55103 · Replies: 778 · Views: 414939

Pinned: My personnal MER 3d software

djellison View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Posted on: May 20 2006, 02:44 PM
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	Ahh - it's a fixed 45 deg FOV. Would it be possible to have a height of the 'camera' above the reference plane then - just a means to check the height of the camera Also - are these Ortho or Perspective views? Doug
	Forum: Tech, General and Imagery · Post Preview: #55074 · Replies: 197 · Views: 388447

Pinned: My personnal MER 3d software

djellison View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Posted on: May 20 2006, 10:46 AM
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	Ahhhh I get it now. Not sure how easy it would be - but when it comes to screen-shots and map making - it would be nice to have a value in the top corner that says the current F.O.V - so we can zoom in/out the same ammount every time we load it to make sure we're looking at the same ammount of 'stuff' Doug
	Forum: Tech, General and Imagery · Post Preview: #55065 · Replies: 197 · Views: 388447

Pinned: My personnal MER 3d software

djellison View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Posted on: May 20 2006, 08:17 AM
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	I set off grabbing stuff site by site for the drive from Spirit's landing site to Bonneville, but I've found a bug ( i think ) Basically, it's dumping every site on the same spot Doug
	Forum: Tech, General and Imagery · Post Preview: #55052 · Replies: 197 · Views: 388447

Pool: Arrival at Victoria

djellison View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Posted on: May 20 2006, 07:11 AM
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	LOL - no fool he Doug
	Forum: Opportunity · Post Preview: #55048 · Replies: 294 · Views: 213936

Spacecraft Images

djellison View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Posted on: May 20 2006, 07:07 AM
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	Obviously - the KSC website is the place to go for anything modern...a lot of modern spacecraft have a 'press day' before they fly and that's usually in a config that's near if not identical to the flight config. I have some Beagle 2 pics from a book I have that I'll scan, as imagery of that isn't too thick on the ground. Doug
	Forum: Past and Future · Post Preview: #55047 · Replies: 85 · Views: 92185

Pinned: My personnal MER 3d software

djellison View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Posted on: May 20 2006, 07:05 AM
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	Actually, I just completed the game 'Mafia' so I know what to do. Pretend your name is Paulie, grab a car, get gun's from a guy down on the south side..then go and 'pay him a little visit' to 'offer Mr Salieri's regards' V2 looks astonishing, downloading tools in there as well. It's basically SAP / RSVP for the amateur community! Doug
	Forum: Tech, General and Imagery · Post Preview: #55046 · Replies: 197 · Views: 388447

Bad Performance?

djellison View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Posted on: May 19 2006, 08:01 PM
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	QUOTE (The Messenger @ May 19 2006, 08:48 PM) Of coarse I don't have all the facts... Knowing so little of the facts as we do - it's just pointless speculation Doug
	Forum: Cassini general discussion and science results · Post Preview: #54992 · Replies: 71 · Views: 66072

Favorite Unmanned spaceflight subject(s)

djellison View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Posted on: May 19 2006, 07:16 PM
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	Well Jim's doing his 'Postcards..' book which I'm very much looking forward to - probably ready for this coming holiday season hopefully Doug
	Forum: Conferences and Broadcasts · Post Preview: #54984 · Replies: 10 · Views: 10603

Pinned: My personnal MER 3d software

djellison View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Posted on: May 19 2006, 04:10 PM
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	Meanwhile, just a bit of fun...
	Forum: Tech, General and Imagery · Post Preview: #54959 · Replies: 197 · Views: 388447

Seti And Particularly Seti@home

djellison View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Posted on: May 19 2006, 11:41 AM
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	Here's a thought. How much energy and time have we spent sending out signals that would be detectable by the same equipment with which we listen for signals, and at what range would they be detectable, and what statistical chance would an observer looking at a random part of the sky have of hearing them. i.e. if there was another 'us' out there...would they be able to hear us and would we hear them. Doupg
	Forum: Chit Chat · Post Preview: #54905 · Replies: 273 · Views: 180410

Spirit Live DVD

djellison View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Posted on: May 19 2006, 11:39 AM
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	Well - the audio you mention from PR will be the audio that's on the EDL footage from Spirit Doug
	Forum: Conferences and Broadcasts · Post Preview: #54904 · Replies: 12 · Views: 10164

Spirit Live DVD

djellison View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Posted on: May 19 2006, 11:00 AM
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	Perhaps I could do briefings as compressed Quicktime movies, and the live mission coverage as full DVD quality - think that would work? Tonight I'm going to have a good look at the video catalogue - see how much stuff there actually is (without duplicating) and how much it's going to cost me ( something like $40 per hour long piece ) The only downside I've found so far is that I'll have to get the footage on VHS and capture from that. You can order it on BetaSP - but buying or renting a BetaSP deck will costs hundreds and hundreds of pounds that I just can't justify for a small project like this. You can even order it on Digi Beta - at more than 10x the price. So I'll invest in the best analogue capture card I can - I have a very very good VHS deck from which I can work as well - and it's happy with NTSC thank goodness...look at that..4x the cost just to go to Pal - that's insane. If I could get on a plane with a bag of external HDD's and capture it myself, I would...but they don't let you do that either. http://www.dgsystems.com/jpl_ratecard.htm I asked if they could do Mini DV - and they said no. I asked if they could dump footage straight to HDD, and they also said no - frustrating on both counts. Anyway - as you can imagine, 10 press confs and a couple of live events is quickly going to add up to $500 or more - so I think I'll be comparatively selective Doug
	Forum: Conferences and Broadcasts · Post Preview: #54897 · Replies: 12 · Views: 10164

Spirit Live DVD

djellison View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Posted on: May 19 2006, 10:45 AM
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	QUOTE (PhilCo126 @ May 19 2006, 11:39 AM) What contribution are You looking for from UMSF forum-members (money-wise or other) Oh - none This sort of project is my day to day job ( but in the medical field ) so it'll be easy once I have the footage on site There is probably scope for 4 disks just of pre-launch testing...for instance "AVC-2003-036-Mars Exploration Rover Raw Footage Highlights Compilation Edited raw footage of various MER tests conducted during 2002. Includes rover assembly in clean room, parachute drop test, DRL drop tests, airbag drop tests, cruise stage assembly and spin tests, spacecraft thermal and vibration tests, parachute wind tunnel tests. There's 72 minutes of that. And it goes on...segment by segment theres 21 mins of cruise stage testing, another 21 in the SAF, 52 minis of WEB building, 57 minutes of the convey taking the hardware from JPL to KSC, 85 mins of Chute tests at Boise ID, 33 minutes of it at Ames, 106 mins of landing site selection - it goes on and on and on. Just from pre-launch stuff - I could easily fill 4 full DVD's and I'm not sure really how much people would want to see that. The edited 72 minute collection perhaps, but you can see the problem - it could get very big very quickly, without even trying. Doug
	Forum: Conferences and Broadcasts · Post Preview: #54894 · Replies: 12 · Views: 10164

Pinned: Opportunity Route Map

djellison View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Posted on: May 19 2006, 10:27 AM
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	MC can step in here if I'm wrong, but I believe the way in which HiRISE works - the CPROTO technique that MGS uses just won't be possible (or even worthwhile) with HiRISE. Doug
	Forum: Opportunity · Post Preview: #54891 · Replies: 3597 · Views: 3531676

Pinned: My personnal MER 3d software

djellison View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Posted on: May 19 2006, 10:15 AM
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	For those that use WGET.. CODE wget -r -nc -np -A "xyl.img","rsl.img" -I,"rdr" http://pdsimg.jpl.nasa.gov/data/mer/mer1no_0xxx/data/sol0070/ Obviously - mer1 is Oppy - swop that to mer2 for Spirit..and the sol number is self explan. really. It gets just the XYL and IMG's - nothing else. Alternatively CODE wget -r -nc -np -A "rsl.img.jpg" -I,"rdr" http://pdsimg.jpl.nasa.gov/data/mer/mer1no_0xxx/browse/sol0005/ for the JPG's instead of IMG's - and just cut the "rsl.img" out of the first one instead. Doug
	Forum: Tech, General and Imagery · Post Preview: #54890 · Replies: 197 · Views: 388447

Pinned: Opportunity Route Map

djellison View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Posted on: May 19 2006, 09:42 AM
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	MRO won't be quite THAT good. http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/doug_im...hirise_oppy.jpg Is an optimistic simulation of HiRISE looking at Oppy as it would have appeared at Purgatory Doug
	Forum: Opportunity · Post Preview: #54884 · Replies: 3597 · Views: 3531676

Spirit Live DVD

djellison View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Posted on: May 19 2006, 09:39 AM
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	Anyone who has the Volume 2 of the Mars Mission books will have a DVD that includes the Opportunity EDL coverage and the first post landing Press Conf - but since Spirit landed, I've never seen that footage again of Spirit's landing. It costs money to get footage from JPL ( not an enormous ammount, but it's not exactly cheap ) but I was thinking of getting some footage, putting together as much as I could on a DVD and selling it. Now - a DVD can only hold so much - and this may have to be a 2 disk set to make it worth while, but I was thinking of doing all live commentary that I can find, (several hours of it) and the key press confs - basically from the period from Spirit's landing till Opportunity arrived. There's probably 20hrs of footage, maybe more from that period - so to include it all would be madness - but I could perhaps include much of it as DVD, and then the rest as highly compressed WMV's or similar. Anyway - opinions, likely sales etc Doug
	Forum: Conferences and Broadcasts · Post Preview: #54883 · Replies: 12 · Views: 10164

New Replies
No New Posts

No New Replies

Hot Topic (New)
No new

Hot Topic (No New)

Poll (New)
No new votes

Poll (No New)
Closed

Locked Topic
Moved

Moved Topic