Cats on Mars

Kissat Marssissa

High-Level Project Summary

Cats on Mars (Kissat Marssissa) is an illustration to the fact that we make the move/transition to planet Mars as smooth as possible for any creature (even cats). Moving to Mars is a big transformation. Many uncertainities come into play. Therefore, the team modeled basic furniture: one item to be used for multiple purposes.

Link to Final Project

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RtsFZP7ikHCRrrnct9pXHSAG4GH1Wr4w?usp=sharing

Link to Project "Demo"

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5kwdrslb5bdc5go/uusipy%C3%B6r%C3%A4.stl?dl=0

Detailed Project Description

Attached is a picture of the brainstorming session.

Modeled the wheel and a handle that can be used with different heads for multiple purposes.

The wheel is going to serve as a method to move on Mars. And the handle will be used with different heads: screwdriver, spoon, fork, and knife. We used metal 3D-printer for wheels and plastic 3D-printer for the screw driver.

Space Agency Data

The article 'Deep Space Habitability Design Guidelines Based on the NASA NextSTEP Phase 2 Ground Test Program' published by National Aeronautics and Space Administration is informative. The team was inspired by the article and gained strong knowledge on what could be considered a necessity and what might be a secondary tool to save resources. Especially that resources are limited. Living on Mars for a year is extremely challenging. Certain items the team saw as a necessity from the point of view of a terrestre. However, from a spatial point of view in turned out that it should be integrated into other tools or not created at all.

Hackathon Journey

Learned many new skills/improved PPT skills.
Experience sharing with all participants especially to find solutions for the different constraints
inspired by the presence of an expert member in using 3D modeling software and previous working experience and skills that can be used learned in the university of Vaasa.
setbacks/challenges included scale down items, one member felt down for a while, uploading project link.
We would like to thank event organizers and every person who worked on making this SpaceApps challenge on its current version.

References

Deep Space Habitability Design Guidelines Based on the NASA NextSTEP Phase 2 Ground Test Program' published by National Aeronautics and Space Administration.