High-Level Project Summary
On July 20, 1969, 109 hours after the launch of the Apollo 11 mission, Neil Armstrong makes first human contact on the lunar surface and declares, "This is one small step for one man, but one giant leap for mankind."Since the beginning of humanity we have always been curious of the unknown, causing incredible discoveries to be declared and unimaginable achievements to be made.
Link to Final Project
Link to Project "Demo"
Detailed Project Description
Our project consists of developing a wheel for a rover, as well as building tools that are useful in the daily life of a Mars inhabitant for a period of one year. All items were designed considering the limited availability of materials presented in the challenge.
Our solution is composed of four elements, being the Rover wheel, a multi-purpose tool and screw, and a geodesic dome.
Rover Wheel
The Rover wheel was designed based on the Curiosity and Perseverance models, both currently used on Mars. However, adaptations were added for better performance of the autonomous robot and for better locomotion. The outer face of the wheel has been adapted so that it is completely closed to prevent the accumulation of sand and/or rocks from getting stuck in the wheel axle, thus compromising the operation of the equipment (fig. 1). The wheel is 52 cm in diameter; the rolling surface that is in direct contact with the ground and the outer face of the wheel are made of plastic, and the wheel's central support shaft is made of metal. The rolling surface contains grooves that make it possible to identify the direction of the Rover's trajectory. Besides the repair and adaptations to the wheel, we designed a suspension system connected directly to the wheel axle to help the Rover overcome larger obstacles that limit its locomotion on the rough terrain of Mars (fig. 2).
Tool and Multipurpose Bolt
The Tool will be made with the biodegradable filament available in our base, this tool will be multipurpose if enabling in conjunction with the screw produced for universal usability in the base in their needs during the mission.
Greenhouse
Our greenhouse will be capable of providing food for the astronaut during the 1 year mission, it will feature a closed water cycle, and self sustainability, it will use the aeroponics technique absent the need for excess soil and water, it will also serve as entertainment and is where our biodegradable screws will be disposed of as a vitamin for the plants, so it will not cause any kind of damage to the base or the Martian environment
Geodesic Dome:
Its parts will be digitally manufactured in one of the 3d printers and will have fittings in which the multipurpose screw will be used, it will be an extension of the underground base in which the astronaut lives, thus serving for the astronaut's health and exploration on Mars
Space Agency Data
It was very helpful because it helped us through almost the entire hackathon
https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4029/Apollo_11i_Timeline.htm
https://space.nss.org/the-case-for-colonizing-mars-by-robert-zubrin/
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/
https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/home/
https://www.nasa.gov/analogs/media
https://www.nasa.gov/chapea
https://www.nasa.gov/analogs
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20200001427/downloads/20200001427.pdf
https://donnees-data.asc-csa.gc.ca/dataset/65376529-3z6l-6u7e-732sbzy824wa25
https://www.ccusd93.org/cms/lib/AZ02204140/Centricity/Domain/1109/Seven%20Reasons%20for%20Colonizing%20Mars.pdf
https://space.nss.org/the-case-for-colonizing-mars-by-robert-zubrin/
Hackathon Journey
Was intense, but we learned a lot from the lectures and made great personal and professional gains
References
1 - https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4029/Apollo_11i_Timeline.htm
2 - https://space.nss.org/the-case-for-colonizing-mars-by-robert-zubrin/
3 - https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/
4 - https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/home/
5 - https://www.nasa.gov/analogs/media
6 - https://www.nasa.gov/chapea
7 - https://www.nasa.gov/analogs
8 - https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20200001427/downloads/20200001427.pdf
9 - https://donnees-data.asc-csa.gc.ca/dataset/65376529-3z6l-6u7e-732sbzy824wa25
10 - https://www.ccusd93.org/cms/lib/AZ02204140/Centricity/Domain/1109/Seven%20Reasons%20for%20Colonizing%20Mars.pdf
11 - https://space.nss.org/the-case-for-colonizing-mars-by-robert-zubrin/