OSU researcher developing GPS-like system for moon-bound astronauts
[Via Physorg]
Filed under: GPS
[Via Physorg]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
atbnet @ Jul 21st 2008 9:17PM
Ohio State representin'!
Guzzie @ Jul 21st 2008 10:41PM
I thought it was Oregon State University and I got all excited :(
michas_pi @ Jul 21st 2008 10:56PM
Word.
Farwest @ Jul 22nd 2008 12:59AM
Guzzie... I thought the same thing! Oregon State University! WooT!
Evan @ Jul 22nd 2008 2:09AM
The only OSU in my book is Oklahoma State.
T. Boone Pickens '08!
neofolklore @ Jul 22nd 2008 7:39AM
I'm not sure if this is an adequate replacement for "first post" or not......
thedesolate1 @ Jul 23rd 2008 12:11AM
Woop! woop!
roflercopterer @ Jul 21st 2008 9:18PM
I'm sure this means some SEC school already has a better system up and running already.
roflercopterer @ Jul 21st 2008 9:18PM
already
JoeStalin @ Jul 21st 2008 9:35PM
I think they're busy working on trying to remove the detrimental effects of inbreeding from our DNA. That or how to build a proper levy.
roflercopterer @ Jul 21st 2008 9:59PM
I can't speak for those corndog smellin' mofos in lousiana, but I bet if you knew anything you'd know that was a government project (army corps of engineers) not a university project.
You're probably one of those inferiority complex tOSU fans who can't face the truth anyway.
DB @ Jul 21st 2008 9:32PM
so then they would have to change the name. the moon is not included in "global"
maybe "LPS"
- lunar positioning system
Abuzar Baloach @ Jul 21st 2008 9:49PM
The moon seems like a globe to me.
CapnMorganXX @ Jul 21st 2008 9:38PM
I thought OSU was just a football team, not an actual school...Oh, thats right...they basically are, and an overrated team at that. Maybe they should develop a system to guide their students to graduation instead.
austin @ Jul 21st 2008 10:14PM
right. Becuase the football team is about 70 people. And there's only 70 people that go to osu. And if you wanna talk about an overrated team, let's talk about Georgia. 99 in every category in NCAA 09? Bullshit if you ask me.
Disclaimer-I am a Texas Longhorns fan.
hiko36 @ Jul 22nd 2008 4:32AM
@ Austin
UTA FTW!!!
localandbitter @ Jul 21st 2008 9:41PM
been done before, it's called eplrs
betapenguin @ Jul 21st 2008 9:42PM
GO BUCKS!
O-H!
atbnet @ Jul 21st 2008 9:49PM
I-O!!!!
Go Bucks!
natels @ Jul 22nd 2008 8:51AM
OSU is going to lose to Illinois at home this year! I-L-L
Perk @ Jul 21st 2008 9:42PM
As long as you're on the side of the moon facing Earth... is there any reason you can't use signals from the existing GPS constellation as at least part of the equation?
Are the signals exclusivly directional towards Earth or simply too weak to be received on the moon?
Assuming the signal reaches, as long as you can see Earth, you should be able to see at least ten satelites over an arc of at least 3 degrees of sky. Long arms on the triangles, but I think the position equation should work... not sure with what kind of accuracy... arrgh now I have to do the math. Back later~
Syd @ Jul 21st 2008 11:24PM
The real question is, why can't I harness the power of GPS signals to heat my bowl of Spaghetti-Os?
McFly @ Jul 22nd 2008 2:08AM
"recalculating"
neofolklore @ Jul 22nd 2008 7:40AM
AHAHAHA Mcfly
tha-don @ Jul 21st 2008 9:59PM
does that mean we're gonna have to worry about astronauts mindlessly following the directions they receive and driving their lunar chariot off a cliff? you know, kinda like people from a certain island...
http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/20/uk-drivers-trust-gps-more-than-their-own-eyes/
biddy24 @ Jul 21st 2008 10:11PM
GO BUCKS!!! USC better be gettin their 2 a days in. O-H!!!!!!
csnoke @ Jul 21st 2008 10:28PM
I had Ron Li as a professor at Ohio State, GS450 Data Adjustment and Analysis... Go Buckeyes!
Nytrojen @ Jul 21st 2008 10:31PM
"Please make illegal U-turn when safe to do so"
DB @ Jul 21st 2008 10:51PM
"Recalculating"
McFly @ Jul 22nd 2008 2:10AM
Does that idiot need a GPS to find his way to the Lander ??
Jeremy @ Jul 22nd 2008 3:27AM
Sending A Wi-Fi router into outer space? Sweet! That's nice of the military to hook up their ET friends. That's what the bastard that crashed at Roswell was trying to ask us - if we'd kindly send up a wireless router so they could surf the interweb. Good thing our friends over at Area-51 are good at puzzles. They put the alien back together, decoded the message that was somewhere between his huge-as-hell black eyes and his green noggin, and now they're sending the router up as a measure of good will. Damn...isn't that cute.
neofolklore @ Jul 22nd 2008 7:41AM
ur not very funny.
Argot @ Jul 22nd 2008 7:45AM
That's no moon!
Danakin @ Jul 22nd 2008 8:36AM
ummm, do they really need GPS...I mean, NASA is tracking their every move and they usually stay within a very close range of the lander anyway...
"But what if communication goes down and they get lost"
they follow their own footsteps back
Mark @ Jul 22nd 2008 10:33AM
This is totally useless for humans, it is for unmanned robots only!
The Apollo was a hoax, any project to send people would cost money which NASA doesn't have (as more money is pumped into the war machine), and there are no manned missions planned anyway!
And because of the limited O2 supply; when man makes it to the moon, the time to spend running around is going to be so limited that the Positioning system is going to be useless.
Oh and there are the extraterrestrial bases on the moon too, they're not going to like us mapping their territory! :-p LOL
Jamie @ Jul 22nd 2008 10:49AM
because I hate it when I forget where I parked the Lunar Lander.
Sometimes I wander around the sea of tranquility for hours pressing the door lock button on my key-fob trying to find it.
Of course, it would be cheaper just to put one of those swimming noodles on the antenna.
Jamie @ Jul 22nd 2008 10:53AM
Does 'Hang on Sloopy' play whilst you wait?
Because that would be my definition of HELL!
THJ @ Jul 22nd 2008 11:13AM
Good. I keep getting lost near the 'Whalers on the Moon' ride.
TrueDis @ Jul 22nd 2008 11:20AM
Is that supposed to be an arm at the bottom of that image? Because if so that's one f*cked up arm...
Josh @ Jul 22nd 2008 1:21PM
Regarding the actual GPS, it's future lies in the implementation of wireless services in mobile phones.
According to this article, http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=526&doc_id=157613&f_src=flffour , the integration of location and internet will result in a lot of applications that consumers will love.
Tom @ Jul 22nd 2008 4:00PM
Please!!! There is only ONE OSU; The Ohio State University.