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Mars-Earth Communtion UI

 In the interactive design course IMD 250, our assignment was to develop technology to facilitate communication between NASA users and Mars during their missions. The design should be UCD-PACT, a user-centered design that follows the PACT framework covering people (our target users), the activities they usually perform, the context of use, and the technology envisioned for the design.

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The Design Goal

Create a user-friendly interface aligned with the PACT framework, enabling NASA users to execute their missions to Mars efficiently and effectively.

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The Problem

The success of NASA's Earth-Mars missions hinges upon streamlined and reliable communication channels. Our project aims to tackle this challenge by developing a technology that facilitates seamless two-way communication between the NASA team on Earth and the Rover on Mars. This system enables the NASA team to transmit commands essential for mission tasks, including route planning for safe landings, camera adjustments for capturing terrain images and organizing and reviewing these images. Simultaneously, it allows the Rover to relay confirmation of executed commands back to the team on Earth.

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The Methodology

The Design Question

In what way can our team design an interface for the Mars Rover to facilitate communication with the NASA team?

Methodology 

The design is aligned with the PACT framework. Within this context, my role was to develop a persona tailored to meet the needs of scientists within the NASA team, a critical segment of our target users. Emphasizing their frustrations was a key aspect of my role in this endeavor.

Scientists Personal

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The scientists' persona I created to support using the PACT framework during the scoping phase

Mood boards 

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Here are two out of three moodboards that I created for the Earth-Mars communication project

Inspiration

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My inspirations for designing interactive user friendly Earth-Mars communication Interface
 The Design Concept 
The primary goal of the UI design is to furnish users with a seamless and effective platform for communication during Mars missions. Below are the components of my design:
Images for this project sourced from Pexels.com

Background credits: Pexels.com. (2022). Mars  [Image] https://www.pexels.com/photo/starry-sky-998641/

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A Walkthrough of My Task Design,
Mission: Capturing Images
My role is to design two-way communication between the NASA team on Earth and the Rover on Mars, enabling the NASA team to adjust the camera to capture terrain images while also facilitating the receipt of confirmation regarding the execution of these commands from the Rover.

Creating pop up window to offer camera settings

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Keep the scientists informed that the camera settings are saved. And ask for the scientist's confirmation to discard this setting or capture the terrain.

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Cnfrmation for capturing a successful image and giving the user options to recapture or move on to the photo gallery. 

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Next Steps 

  • Include many interactions with the UI

  • Add more features to the interface that would allow more interactions.

  • Add more accessibility features. 

  • Edit the interface colors. 

  • Conduct many usability tests using the digital prototype to continue the iteration process.

The design walkthrough
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