High-Level Project Summary
The task that needs to be done in this project is to repair and redesign devices or items that could have been damaged on the way to Mars. For this purpose, studies that could contribute to mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering, hygiene, sustainability and daily life in space have been made and modeled in 3D form.The wheel, the items in the toolbox, the toilet, the cabinet and the bed are specially designed.
Link to Project "Demo"
Detailed Project Description
In this project, it was aimed to design the tools that may have been damaged during the landing of an astronaut in a pre-established habitat with food, energy and water resources, the practical materials that can be used to repair them, the items that may be needed during the 1-year mission, and to make a renovated model for the damaged rover wheel.
The Wheel: The wheel designed in the project was optimally arranged for the rocky and dry landforms of Mars, taking into account the information obtained about the wheels of Curiosity and Pervecance. The zigzags in the Curiosity rover were changed to thorn-like shapes and integrated on top of the straight lines that were found to work in the Perseverance. Blender was used to design it.
Pocket Knife: It is a multi-purpose tool that includes a thin saw, blade, screwdriver, cable stripper and a cable cutter. Its inside and outside pieces and wire stripper are made of plastic, while all the rest are made of metal. Shapr3D was used to design it.
Hammer: The head of the hammer is made of metal and the handle is made of plastic. In addition, three nail compartments have been added to the lower part of the handle for ease of use. Blender was used to design it.
Pliers: It is made by combining screwdriver, pencil and pliers in one piece. Tinkercad was used to design it.
Simple Pre-Sedimentation Tank and Water Mill: In this project, it is aimed to make a small and practical model of a pre-sedimention tank. The toilet water brought to the pool with the help of pipes from the closet is purified and comes to the last compartment. Here, when a certain amount of pressure is created, the lid that throws off causes the water filled in the reservoir to pass into the last pool, and thus the water mill rotates to store energy in the dynamo. (The dynamo is taken from the landing craft.) Shapr3D was used to design it.
Wardrobe and Bed: A multi-functional “space locker” and “space bed” have been designed to enable astronauts to meet their needs after their daily work using as little space as possible. At the same time, a closet set that can keep the hygiene of the clothes constant and wash and dry according to the durability and types of each clothe. At the same time, a system was designed to increase sleep efficiency by shortening the sleep time of astronauts. A system that shows all kinds of health status of astronauts and gives information about themselves has also been thought. Bed and Cabinet system is cylindrical and connected to each other by pipes. Tinkercad was used to design it.
Space Agency Data
NASA's home page was used to guide the project. This page allowed us to fully understand the assignment and gave us information about the atmosphere of Mars. TUBİTAK, the most known space agency in Turkey, was also used in this project's searching period. TUBİTAK provided us with information about the working principle of most of the systems we installed.
Hackathon Journey
We learned a lot from our rival friends and mentor teachers in the NASA Space Apps Challenge. In addition, the fact that this competition was held face-to-face and without time restrictions made the competition both educational and entertaining. Thanks to this competition, we have both established new friendships and become well-equipped as the next generation. In addition, thanks to the research we have done, our questioning power has improved and our creativity has increased. We would like to thank to the mentors who helped us and the NASA team who gave us the opportunity to participate in this competition.
References
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mTcup3URpQzKm2FcZQwSXSXJ-aZ3Tlcb/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mOqptbX0r7BdBHRpaWVxh7_EiY_oXTaV/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mQIRbWXaj__Qe31qKLOQv6v7wt0XMRHm/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mNxaFDXitv_AH_mmyCd8wZ1oMePHuPBY/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mRBcBTtSn4cSjUKS0as7LmqDngyJKIVr/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mVTFmYMub6uaws7OIfXvGgxpOpSEeohh/view?usp=drivesdk
https://tr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzay_istasyonu
https://www.turkchem.net/uzay-araclarinda-kullanilan-kompozit-malzemeler.html
https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.1244797
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0032063306001772
https://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1956ApJ...123..154G7
https://bilimgenc.tubitak.gov.tr/makale/marsin-yuzeyinde-gorev-yapan-uzay-araclari
Tags
#Mars , #3Ddesign . #habitat