High-Level Project Summary
We developed four designs for our challenge. The first one is the rover wheel which contains strings to eliminate unexpected shakes and provide a much more comfortable drive. The second one is a bed chair and table design. In addition, it has hooks and a storage area. With all these properties, the methods save space. We decided to use a concrete printer for all parts except the rail and table region, which the plastic printer will print. The third is a fixing tool design capable of doing what six different tools do. There are a hammer, screwdrivers for two different shapes, pliers, and a changeable-sized wrench. It has rich and complex planning, but we planned and sketched it part by part,
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Detailed Project Description
We used Fusion 360 to create models and ass animations to make the design clear and show how easy it is to assemble all the different pieces. We designed it in parts because we needed to use 3 different printers, due to the difference of size, strength and precision. Our projects provide astronauts with more comfortable and healthy space time. Some designs should be printed by parts like the chair-bed-table, the main cover (arm chair and storage) using the concrete printer, the rails using the plastic one, the hooks using the metal printer. The handle of the screwdrivers is printed using the plastic printer, the hammer adn screwdriver's heads can be printed using the metal printer since they should be strong and can be small. The wheel should be printed by parts, the big ones in plastic and the rest including the springs in metal. The sport equipment should be printed using all the three printers depending on the piece, its strength and size.
Space Agency Data
For the wheel design we used the data of perseverance and how its wheel was damaged. For the size of the wheel we used the data provided from Nasa about both Perseverance and Curiosity.
We also used many articles from NASA ESA Canadian Space Agency that provides data abour mars conditions such as gravity and how it affects the astronauts. Some articles from Canadian ... concerning the design of a potential mars habitat to help us envısion what a habitat on Mars would look like and what necessary furnitures it needs.
Hackathon Journey
That was a unique experience; we stayed awake all night and tried to solve problems as a group. We think it helped to improve our communication skills. We want to thank Odtü GGT and Ankara Büyükşehir Belediyesi. There were food, drinks, and snacks. The place was good. Because as a team we are aerospace engineering students and this topic is attracting us most also 3d printers and designs were the most enjoyable part. We thought of ourselves as astronauts and imagined what we needed to live. We solved problems with this approach.
References
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/spacecraft/rover/wheels/
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/news/
https://nasa3d.arc.nasa.gov/models
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.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/cell_mechanosensing#:~:text=Scientists%20believe%20that%20the%20lack,ultimately%20leading%20to%20muscle%20atrophy.
https://spacecenter.org/solving-space-running-in-space/#:~:text=According%20to%20NASA%2C%20astronauts%20must,on%20their%20bones%20and%20muscles.
https://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/stem-on-station/ditl_exercising
Tags
#mars #rover #3dprinter #design #efficiency #multipurpose