The boys from Rosario who went to NASA | Chronic

50 years after the arrival of the man on the moon, Argentine students Juan Tinazzo, Guido Cicconi, Nahuel Colombo, Catalina Silvestri, Victoria Kaial and Agustín Alsop They received the first prize of a NASA contest. Young people have already traveled to the United States. Today, they will visit the space station and see the launch of a rocket. They live in the city of Rosario, province of Santa Fe, and study careers in the fields of engineering, computer science, statistics and mathematics at the National University of Rosario (UNR).

The young people won an international competition called NASA Space Apps Challenge 2018. This is a hackathon, ie a meeting (virtual, in this case) where participants have a certain amount of time (48). hours for this challenge) to develop a solution to their problems. a problem. Thus, they created "Delta Protocol", a security system for astronauts traveling to Mars. They competed with 1,375 projects from 75 countries and defended their development orally and in writing.

During their trip, the Rosario will meet the other winners of the contest, from Sylhet (Bangladesh), Sydney (Australia), Manila (Philippines), Waterloo (Canada) and Madrid (Spain). Each group will present their project in the NASA auditorium. In addition, Rosario will attend the live takeoff of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, Elon Musk's company. In order to travel since February (when they learned that they were winners), the youth raised funds with the support of Rosario and UNR companies.

The Delta protocol is a system that includes DeltaMesh (a smart bracelet for astronauts), a harness and a subcutaneous chip. Through an application with artificial intelligence, controls the vital signs of the astronaut. It is composed of sensors connected to DeltaMesh. The goal is to keep astronauts in observation when they leave the base, while collecting personal and environmental data.

The solution is relevant to NASA in the absence of knowledge of the side effects of the weather and gravitational conditions of Mars on the astronauts' bodies. In this sense, it is essential to collect and badyze the data of certain biological parameters. In addition, in order to provide psychological support to astronauts, the rosarino student system includes an artificial intelligence badistant named Wilson, who can self-activate or be activated by the astronaut.

So, for example, it can be activated to warn the base that a moving astronaut is in danger. Wilson controls and interprets variables such as astronauts' blood pressure, oxygenation of the blood and hydration of the skin. With these variables deduced the psychological and physiological state of the astronaut.

If the system detects that the astronaut is in a critical situation, it will reproduce a series of recorded messages that can provide support and camaraderie. Thus, in case of emergency, Wilson could help astronauts stay calm and act safely and effectively to solve a problem.