Translation Device

Description

The universe has always been my field of desire. Since I was a child, I have been curious about what the outside world looks like. Exploring the universe is a common desire of many people, which is why humans send space vehicles into the universe to explore the secrets of its location. My project is about space and exploration.

Design Process

When you think of space, the first thing that comes to mind is NASA. So I searched NASA's website and found their public API website. I found that the API is not immediately available to use, to obtain the API first need to register. Registering was the easiest step, but then I ran into trouble. I don't know why P5 didn't respond to the API I chose, so I found a lot of materials to learn after that.

Once I have the API, I draw the blueprints. My original idea was that the space station would revolve around the earth as scattered dots, like the one pictured below. Both the earth and the data rotate in space, and each time a signal is transmitted, the location is displayed based on the real-time data.

But when it was actually implemented, I found that the representation of the earth was too complex, affecting the reading of the data. So In the end I chose to get rid of the earth. Leaving only the data to spin around in space.

Reflection

I found this project particularly interesting. API is a can only tool, my role is to take this intelligent tool, and then communicate with it through the programming language to make it really work. The most challenging part is learning how to use the API.