Awards & Nominations
Print for survival has received the following awards and nominations. Way to go!
Global Nominee
Print for Survival: Wheel and Combino
High-Level Project Summary
We developed a rover's wheel that is composed of modular parts which can be assembled together in order to fit the printing plane of the 3D printers.The most revelants parts are the cylinders which con absorb the vibrations and the V-treads which leave a sign on the ground.We also made useful tools to assist us during the repairing process such as a ratchet screwdriver and an hammer-wrench, the first can adapt to every type of tips and the second one is a multitask object that saves us supplies.However the best idea came with the furniture made of standardized elements "Comb-ino" which can be assembled together to make a bed, shelves or even a bed using esagonal structures as mattress
Link to Final Project
Link to Project "Demo"
Detailed Project Description
Our work was divided into three parts: the design of the wheel, tools to assemble it that were multi-use and COMB-INO, and our solution to furniture in the Martian environment.
To fully fit into the dimensions of the printing plates at our disposal, we have designed the rover wheel (taking as a reference that of perseverance) as highly modular and totally printable. In particular, we have considerably reduced the use of metals to the bare essentials (only bolts and threads), also using plastic as a structural component. we also decided to reduce the vibrations on the wheel by placing cylinders made of a soft polymer between the hub and the tire. we placed the thread on the wheel that will leave the rover's direction of movement on the Martian ground.
The tools developed are a ratchet screwdriver with a universal bit insert, the handle is made of plastic, while the components that suffer the most stress are made of metal and a wrench-wrench with a plastic handle and hammerhead and adjustable wrench in steel.
Finally, COMB-INO mainly uses the concrete printer, it is based on modularity. stimulates the creativity of the user who can build the most varied furniture with a few essential pieces.
In our work the most used software was: Solidworks for 3D models, Solidworks Visualize to create the rendering of objects and exploded views, Prusa slicer to create the gcode file to estimate the printing time of each piece and their weight and finally the Microsoft office package to create the presentation.
Space Agency Data
https://www.nasa.gov/analogs/
Hackathon Journey
We started our journey full of doubts and we merely knew eachother, however sharing a common interest and facing the same difficulties led us to strenghten our bonds.
We think ourselves as pioneers and our inspiration is to continue our work of problem solving together.
This hackathon was an excellent proving ground to test our skills together.
We strongly believe that our project can be used as a model for others, inspiring people on having a modular approach on the design of items and proposing accurate descriptions of how to print them. (position on the printing plane, where to find the right materials and an even more accurate esteem of the costs)
References
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwallup.net%2Fmars-black%2F&psig=AOvVaw1kcDgcm1OE0xvj7uXCm7S0&ust=1664824453097000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAwQjhxqFwoTCKCgyMKgwvoCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAS
Tags
#mars #3Dprint #rover#Survive#modular#adaptable#additivemanufacturing#teamwork