Spock is a smart Space Glove which has a gesture control unit that senses EMG motor neuron activity from natural hand gestures performed by an astronaut in space and translates that into intended actions like manoeuvring a rover, controlling a camera, activating sensors etc. beyond gestural control. Moreover, it consists of a complete voice-activated catalogue containing information about spacecraft parts which is going to be helpful while performing repairs. It doubles up as a navigational control unit as well, along with several other voice-activated internal actions like social messaging.

1. NASA SPACE APPS
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SpaceGlove Challenge : Change the way
crew members and operators interact with
computer systems using gestures and
voice control.

3. Problem
• The spacesuit and spaceglove are relatively very rigid and
make the normal human – machine interaction difficult,
Analog controls and touchscreens are the most common
UI onboard a spacecraft
• The traditional UI’s require physical proximity with the
instrument/device being used
• Spacesuit is used when the astronaut is outside the main
spacecraft, and precision control is imperative
• For the first time, some innovations in consumer tech
industry have outpaced the space research due to funding
constraints, and can be leveraged in the latter.

4. Presenting [Spock] version Alpha 1

5. Features :
- Control devices/systems wirelessly using
advanced EMG driven gesture recognition
- Monitor the muscle activity and health in real time
- Voice commands to search part information from
entire catalogue for any repairs during spacewalk
- ‘ Point and know ‘ let’s you navigate in real time
on any planet during a spacewalk
- Let’s you take selfies in outer space

6. Scenario 1
MARS
Rover
Spacecraft Astronaut
Controlling rover on mars
using EMG gestures
Gesture (y)
Gesture recognized by server
and command issued to rover

7. USP #1 : EMG Gestures
• Electromyography ( EMG ) electrical activity produced by
the skeletal muscles
• Sensor detects the electrical potential generated by
muscle cells when these cells are electrically or
neurologically activated
• Our software interprets the different level of activity
produced by different gestures and translates it into cmd
• Highly reliable as compared to other gesture technologies

8. USP #2 : Voice Control
• The Speech Recognition API provided by Google and the
TTS engine primarily control the voice control module of
Spock. There are primarily two functions performed:
• Knowledge repository: The user can get information,
location and other variables about the parts on the
spacecraft etc.
• Navigational control: By using the device sensors, the
user can get information about the coordinates and
celestial bodies simply by pointing the glove in any
direction.
• In-device actions: Certain commands have been
programmed to perform internal actions like taking a
selfie,

9. Technologies used
MYO

10. Let’s push the human race forward