High-Level Project Summary
We have developed the most essential tools that will be required in the one year long mission of the Crew on Mars , keeping in mind that all of them could be printed using the three provided printers and Martian Resources mostly . And to make the whole system , we also developed a revolutionary habitat design that can almost entirely be made from The Rocket's parts like parachute and fuel pumps ,that are no more in use and the 3D printers - the habitat protects from dust , extreme temperatures and solar radiations. We build modular items which could be used to create larger or different units on combinations and multipurpose items which serve different functions.
Link to Final Project
Link to Project "Demo"
Detailed Project Description
We thought of a interconnecting modular habitat system that is made using fabric of spaceship parachute and propulsion engine 's pumps. The different inflatable modules are created and deployed at spot - three layered walls with the middle one being filled with recycled water from sewage using the pumps and then being frozen using freezing substances. The Structure provides protection from all different factors of Mars's harsh atmosphere.
We created a list of all the objects that the crew will need in the year long mission. We eliminated the quantity of the models by integrating multiple functionalities into single printable objects. We also used modular approach , wherein one printed unit is repeated multiple times and in different orientations to make bigger or different functional objects.
We used CAD software to Design the items and then Google Drive as the Database for the files , we organized the objects by functionalities and put them into separate folders along with their documentation. Finally we Deployed a Google Site and laid out all the items in organized and recognizable manner. So our project moved in 3D manner , Design - Data - Deployment.
Space Agency Data
We used some data from NASA for inspiration and guidelines -
We used Deep Space Habitability Design Guidelines Based on the NASA NextSTEP Phase 2 Ground Test Program for guidelines on outfitting a space habitat.
We also used Project Olympus: Off-World Additive Construction for Lunar Surface Infrastructure for inspiration regarding dust barriers and habitat protection.
Hackathon Journey
The overall experience of the space apps challenge has been a constant learning process.We registered under the Bengaluru local event and the atmosphere provided to us at Jain(deemed-to-be-university) was very enthusiastic and motivating which made us go a step beyond what we thought we could do.
We chose this challenge because colonizing mars has become a popular area of research and we would want to to be a part of it through our innovation in design.Due to constraint in time we could not model many Cadd models as planned.we were really inspired by smart home furniture . We used a modular approach to develop the design. The major setback was THE TIME CONSTRAINT. We would like to thank our local lead mr sundar mn for continuous guidance and support throughout the hackathon.we would also like to thanks all the other mentors from various other fields for giving us their valuable feedback
References
Our Solution was almost completely Design based , so We didn't use external resources and rather developed all the designs with our own innovation.
Tags
#mars #space #space-colonization #mars-colonization #space-journey #design #3D-printing #habitat-outfitting