High-Level Project Summary
Design of a set of 3D printing pieces in order to generate modular devices for Mars Ocuppation. The following project includes the design of ;-12 diferent and modular pieces-5 example designs: a Rover Wheel, a table, a box, a chair and a multitool deviceThe material proposed for plastic elements is TECAFINE PP that is high strength polypropylene polymer and for metals printing the alluminium alloy of AA7075-T7351 In the following drive you can find all the STL pieces, the assembly order and some render examples for further application
Link to Final Project
Link to Project "Demo"
Detailed Project Description
KOSM-0: Martian Occupation and Survival 3D Kit
In order to solve the challenge we designed using CAD software as CATIA and Solidworks, 12 different pieces that can be printed in order to create 3 different systems, beign the first one a furniture modular system, a multipurpouse tool and a refaction for rover wheels.
All our design where planned in order to fulfill the requiments of the 3D printing space limitations and material stock. Also they are all made in order to avoid any kind of glue, adhesive or mechanical joins.
Made your own space
In order to solve the problem of furniture in Mars habitat, we design 4 different multilpurpouse pieces that can be joined between them without glue or mechanical joints
-4 interconnectable plastic pieces with multiple uses.
- Simple connection without the use of glues or external unions.
- Easily printable and customizable.
Choose the tool you need for when you need it
To solve the lost of tools in mars enviroment we created a multipurpouse adaptable tool that can be printed and configurated considering the needs of the mission in order to avoid overweight of tools
Among the most important benefits, we can find the usefulness of a single tool to manage multiple tasks, which allows us to save time and material due to the versatility of the generalized handle.
Likewise, the modular adaptation for the heads is carried out in a simple and uncomplicated way.
With the application of this tool it is desired to achieve savings in time and material.
Only using 4 different 3D printing pieces you can create your own personal toolbox
-2 plastic handle
-2 or more different head tools that can be from metal or plastic, in this case both are made of metal
Build your own ROVER refactions by 3D printing }
In order to solver the ROVER wheel need of refactions we designed a full wheel, including rim rover connection and wheel, we decided to create a modular easy assembly system that is reforced by a metal intern support.
-1 Wheel union part made of plastic
-Rim of Metal for Rover connection
-Plastic cover piece
-Metalic harness union
-Metalic Union
Reuse your bolts from your rover and retrieve all your components
Space Agency Data
NASA: We use the NASA 3D Arc Rover Wheel in order to get a reference of how the wheel has to be, in morphology and technical references, in the same way we use the NIST in order to identify plastical and metal materials that can be selected for additive manufacturing.
https://www.nist.gov/additive-manufacturing
https://www.nasa.gov/analogs
https://nasa3d.arc.nasa.gov/models
Hackathon Journey
It was our first experience in such a competition and it was stressful and exciting at the same time. There were really great projects that really impressed us. We are excited to see many people passionate about space, We would like to participate next year.
References
[1] Hirshorn. NASA Systems Engineering Handbook. ,Washington, D.C,National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2007
[2] M. LEARY, Design for additive manufacturing. Amsterdam ; Oxford ; Cambridge: Elsevier, 2020
[3] CATIA. Dassault Systems, 2022.
[4] Solidworks, Dassault Systems, 2022
[5]"Additive manufacturing | NIST", NIST, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.nist.gov/additive-manufacturing. [Accessed: 02- Oct- 2022].
Tags
#mars, #Hardware ,#3dprint, #wheel, #design, #habitat, #tool