High-Level Project Summary
Creation of analog tools, maximizing their use with a simple configuration, without electronic elements, for common survival on Martian soil.
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Detailed Project Description
Our project is entirely based on providing solutions considering factors such as logistics and the permanence of astronauts on Martian soil, since the first Martian colonists will have to make a prolonged stay due to the variable proximity of the earth with respect to Mars, proportionally lengthening the time used for travel between the two planets and also shortening it in periods separated by two years and three terrestrial months. For our presentation, universal tool bodies have been taken into consideration, such as the hammer, the wrench, the shovel and the pickaxe, which share the same handle, giving the opportunity to exchange only the characteristic parts of the tool that we are going to use at the right time.
The selection of tools is not designed for exceptional and extremely necessary cases for the user, but for daily and common survival on Martian soil. Plastic utensils can be made of a certain polymer that, being on Mars, can be crushed and then melted. Once the use of domestic-type materials belonging to the gray areas is finished, they would be recycled, considering the 2008 NASA protocols for the Creation of Extensive Habitats in Research at the Canadian Space Science Universities, which It tells us that every environment must have two areas, a white one, such as the directory, the kitchen and inorganic work spaces, and a gray one, such as the rooms, floors, bathrooms, material collection areas outside the habitat, etc.
As we consider each one of the pieces as part of a whole because they can be combined, the use of electric motors and batteries is very questionable for us, since the approach to the challenge is that the astronaut had a forced landing and may have asked for some batteries of lithium, therefore, we have designed the mechanical parts manually, such as the drill. The drill is made of the astronaut's mouth support, the universal handle and the pick, then the astronaut places the handle on his chest and begins to turn it, being able to work with one hand while with his other hand he could monitor the temperature or if a storm is coming.
The pieces are made in an intuitive way and with a lack of bolts or fasteners that are adjustable since, due to the Martian atmosphere and the amount of regolith that the astronaut would carry in his body, this type of mechanism could possibly get stuck, therefore they have been made with tabs and it has thought about fixing methods, leaving spaces that, with a screwdriver or a tip, they can be released.
In addition, we have created a type of protection apart from the astronaut's suit based on a shovel, the sample collection spout, and additional, and thinking that the astronaut could leave his habitat and get caught in a storm of which, for example, they exceed 150 kilometers per hour and that appear from one moment to another, he may have a greater capacity for survival.
Within the theoretical framework in our proposal for habitat on Martian soil and that directly affects human beings is the lack of gravity in relation to planet earth, this being a difference of 62% and that could cause problems such as atrophy in the muscles and bones of the astronauts, and disoriented blood could pool freely in different areas of the body. The solution that we propose is to place a flywheel on the knees and lower back of the astronauts, thus counteracting the adverse effects of prolonged stay on the planet Mars.
From our perspective, the trip to Mars or another solar body entails not only relying on systems, databases and artificial intelligence, or the use of satellite images, but also the total exposure of the Martian colonist to the difficulties and hostile environment that would resemble to the 13th century, also considering the rudimentary type of tools that he would use on a daily basis, and the lack of knowledge of the Martian terrain, since it has not yet been possible to plant or cultivate in Martian regolith.
Space Agency Data
For our project of use, creation and recycling of analog tools for the Martian colonizer, we used as specific data the work "NASA'S CHAPEA" (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) & Mars Dune Alpha Habitat, which gave us a sustainable perspective of colonization in a terrain as inhospitable and extreme as that of the planet Mars and respecting the different areas that would make up the habitat in question.
Artemis II Rocket Engines in the Michoud Assembly Facility, the subsequent assembly of the engines that will help drive the mission and the mission to the Moon that will establish long-term exploration in preparation for missions to Mars were a source of great inspiration for our project.
The Canadian Planetary Emulation Terrain 3D Mapping Dataset: was the research that we used as a basis since the irregularity of the terrain is considered, how the Martian plain is formed and additionally it showed an interpretation of the calorific coefficient in a framework of volume of earth. How do we use that in our project? Designing ridges on the back of the astronaut's chest in case he loses control and falls will not damage the oxygen tank.
Hackathon Journey
We chose this project due to our experience and use of analog tools in our work field, many times exceptional situations can bring out our creativity with the sole objective of solving a problem or conflict in our work area, and we firmly believe that ingenuity human and the use of our hands will lead us to explore greater challenges.
We want to thank our parents who knew how to instill a taste and curiosity for different types of science in our education from a young age, our wives, who are the fundamental pillar on which our families are sustained, and our daughters, who are those stars that make us shine. our night sky and inspire us to go higher and higher.
References
https://www.nasa.gov/chapea/habitat
https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/artemis-ii-rocket-engines-arrive-at-nasa-s-michoud-assembly-facility.html
http://asrl.utias.utoronto.ca/datasets/3dmap/p2at_met.html
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#Mars #hardware #Artemis #AnalogicSolutions #RBKSolutions #SolutionsIT

