Space Design Competition - Round One

DF ROUND ONE UK SPACE DESIGN COMPETITION OLIVER BALDOCK. FEBRUARY 2012.

DOUGLEDYNE FLECHTEL

STRUCTURE EXTERIOR

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The front is reinforced with double layered Reardonium serving as protection from Solar flares

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Exit/entrance pads are located on the sides

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A vertical launch pad is located at the rear for transport of people, goods and Reardonium parts.

STRUCTURE INTERIOR

The interior is split up into two major sections: •

Industry

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Residential

These are sectioned into other areas

Sectioned Area Accommodation Leisure Automation Treatment Plant Storage

Space Allocated (m²)

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10 x 1km caterpillar tracks are what move the settlement

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They are powered by 4 large motors

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Each track has a series of hydraulic pistons to keep the settlement level

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The tracks turn independently for manoeuvrability

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The settlement can turn up to 18º without exposing the residential area to direct sunlight

Construction

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Prefabricated Reardonium plates are put in place procedurally and wielded using FSW

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Chassis and caterpillar tracks are assembled

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Skeleton structure of Industry section is constructed (FSW). A Buckeyball shape is used for best

Chlorella These will be grown in troughs of shallow water, stacked in a tank. There will be 500

troughs (5cm high each), measuring 168m and 25m high. This will provide enough oxygen for the entire settlement.

m²

OPERATIONS

ATMOSPHERE CONTROL

Solar energy • 15,900 meters squared • 150Mw electricity produced • 31,800 metres of nichrome wire required Li-po Batteries • Produce 3.66Mw for 48 hours • 632448Mwh stored • Sourced from http://arpa-e.energy.gov

Area

Usual energy required

Propulsion

120Mw

Humanities

8.6Mw

Automated systems

0.6Mw

OPERATIONS POWER

100m 1m 2m

3km

Emergency energy required 0Mw 3.44Mw 0.3Mw

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The main forms of transport on Aconioh systems (VIRTs).

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The VIRTs use computer guided paths to

stops throughout the residential/leisure •

During peak times they’ll be capable of

work. They join up to form trains, other

to take passengers to preferred destina •

They have a seating capacity of 30 peop

OPERATIONS

Internal transportation

h will be Versatile Intelligent Rapid Transit

o navigate around roadways, and have

e area. ferrying the full population to and from

rwise they can be summoned individually

ations.

ple maximum.

Solar panel coating

Caterpillar tr

Pressurisation/ depressurization chamber

Came Suspension mechanism

Figure 1.1: Labelled diagram of the rover (50 av

Figure 1.2: Rover with/without suspension syst

9m

3m Collection arms (for Reardonium samples)

racks

eras

vailable on settlement – capacity for 4)

tem prevents main body collision with rocks

Figure 1.3: dimensions to be placed on front of ofCameras the rover settlement for viewing

Lithium ion batteries used for storage of collected solar power

1.8m 0.4m 0.1m 0.1m Screen 2 0.1m

Lever

1.0m

0.6m

Steering wheel

Acceleration/ brake pedals

Human Engineering Mercury Rover

The main screen displays: •

Speedometer

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Distance from base

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Maximum power output (calculated by the intensity of solar energy received by the rover)

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Screen

2

shows

images

from

a

camera attached to the front of the rover. Gives a 360 degree view.

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The lever controls a camera which provides a front view from the rover and controls mechanical arm.

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10,000 Space Suits, one for each permanent settler.

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500 for tourists.

OPERATIONS

Transport

• The ore, stored in 32x3x3m crates, is

dropped from Anconioh at specific droppoints.

• This is raised by the two transport units on either side, and locked into place using pins.

• Transport is achieved using caterpillar tracks on the transport units and the supportive traction modules.

• Power is supplied by solar panels • Ionised dusts are kept away from the vehicle using electromagnetic shielding.

•Direction of sun/direction of motion on the ro •Max speed-0.91 meters per second

•Acceleration-max-1.46 x 10-4 meters per seco

Materials

Source

Reardonium

Underground (Mercury)

Iron

Underground (Mercury)

Silicon

Mercury’s surface

Carbon

Underground (Mercury)

PCB materials

Earth

Neodymium

Earth

Low-density plastics

Earth

Titanium

Underground (Mercury)

OPERATIONS

oute is East to West

ond²

MATERIALS

Method

Use

Mining

External/internal structure and conductive material

Mining

Magnets and steel

Extraction

Computer chips

Mining

Making steel alloys

Shuttle

Repair, creation of simple electronics

Shuttle

Magnets

Shuttle

Cutlery, plates, cups

Mining

Robots for building

WATER

• Growing vegetables and fish to • Water flow, fish stocking rates

• Plants in containers, hanging a

• Fish waste and water up to pla • Clean water falls back to tank

OPERATIONS

R AND WASTE MANAGEMENT

500m

2 m

ogether and plant stocking rates

above the fish tank

ants

500 m

• Aquaponics and aeroponics farms grow c

- Vegetables, fruits and carbohydrate

• Water pumped from the fish tank and nec

nitrates, phosphates and potassium) • Water from water tank

• Automated system waters and harvests c

• Fermenter produces Meat Substitutes (se • Fish tanks provide 1.2 million fish - Provides protein and minerals • Genetically modified rice

- Golden rice contains beta carotene

crops

OPERATIONS

FOOD PRODUCTION

es produced to ensure a balanced diet

cessary nutrients are added (including

)

crops

ee diagram)

e (converted to Vitamin A)

REACTOR

Membrane

Liquefied starch (from potatoes)

Glucose

OPERATIONS

Meat Substitute Production

Constant flow of potassium and magnesium

Water

Meat Substitutes

Foo •Dry foods’ vacuum packed to

•Food stored in a dry, cold room

- No oxygen means that bac

•Conditions monitored by mac

- Temperature/light intensit

•Food delivered to supermarke - Via. VIRT

•Food sold in the supermarket

- Amount of food bought pe

- Ensure people eat healthil

OPERATIONS

od production and distribution remove oxygen

m with no oxygen

cteria are unable to respire

chines in turn watched by humans

ty/Oxygen levels

et in Recreational Area

t

er residence monitored

ly

AQUAPONICS

AEROPONICS

VEGETABLES FRUIT POTATOES WHEAT

RI

VITA STA

OPERATIONS

Nutrient resources

FISH TANK

ICE

AMIN A ARCH

FISH OMEGA 3 PROTEIN GLYCOGEN

FERMENTER – MEAT SUBSTITUTE PROTEIN

External c

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Pre-existing settlements have orbiting satellites around their planets by 2082

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Communication to Earth using radio waves

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Information sent via a series of satellites, t move around any obstacles

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Satellites will receive the signal, and reemit to the next one

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This will reduce space waste, as the satellit will not become obsolete

OPERATIONS

communication with the Earth

s

to

t it

tes

Agriculture

Control of light intensity.

Automated irrigation systems.

Maintaining room temperature and Machine to pack food (vacuum pack Maintaining water temperature.

Construction 4 CNC programs to control arms, on Industry Collection of ore.

Tilt solar panels; keep them perpend Emergency power control, cuts powe consumption when the power outpu Transport Automated buses.

GPS system to track movement of th Automated system to keep the posit

Rover controls.

Human Climate control systems in houses, e engineering Airlocks automatically controlled in e Computers in medical facilities to ho Computer to operate evacuation pla Communicat Effective communications systems b ion Business Shop checkout systems.

AUTOMATION REDUNDANCY

oxygen levels. king), and food distribution.

ne for each side of building.

dicular to the sun. er to all unnecessary systems to reduce ut from solar panels is decreased.

he settlement and anything in its path. tion of the rover relative to the terminator constant.

e.g. Thermostat to regulate temperature. event of breach. old records. ans e.g. Lock override and door sealing. between settlement and any roving personnel.

Water/O² leak: 1. Shut off supply

Manual Switch

2. Replace broken pipe

Automated scre

3. Turn on supply

Manual Switch

Short circuit in wires 1. Shut off electricity

Manual Swit

2. Identify problematic wire

‘Camera Bot

3. Repair/replace wire

Automated o

4. Turn on electricity

Manual Switch

AUTOMATION PROBLEMS

ewing and unscrewing, and robots handle pipes

tch

t,’ with possible manual control

one identified

Mine docking system stops working 1. Moved out of way of shaft

Ma

2. Disconnect carriage from runs

Au

3. Move out of the mineshaft

Ma

4. Reconnect the carriage

Au

The mineshaft, if at all damaged, will be repaire

Broken PV cell replacement 1. Identify broken PV cell/s

Au

hu 2. Disconnection of PV cell/s

So

3. Connection of new PV cell/s

So

4. Broken cell/s for manual repair

Ca

AUTOMATION PROBLEMS

anually controlled bots

utomated

anually controlled bots

utomated

ed by the mining company

utomated monitoring of energy output, and alert

umans when problems located.

older bots and carry bots needed

older bots and carry bots needed

arry bots needed

COMPUTER CONNECTIVITY

AUTOMATION

Y AND LOCAL NETWORKING 

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All network layers feature redundancy DNS and caching layer provide through-route to local storage, limited access to remote (offplanet) internet Terahertz and WiMax (microwave) connections power P2P mesh network Single identity system links everything from health to entertainment to finance Based on multiple biometric authentication methods plus card Allows use of any thin client in the settlement

DOMEST

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Ultra-low-power embedded process One ButlerBot per four homes Active health monitoring Heating supplied by water from rad shielding, intelligent thermostat

AUTOMATION

TIC AND BUSINESS AUTOMATION

sors

diation

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Media hub, food management and other integrated electronics x5000 + 500 spare ButlerBot x1250 + 250 spare Windows x25000 + 2500 spare

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Information from Hub available on m devices so no single point of failure Sensors monitor environment for su change of temperature, pressure, ai composition. Doubled up in case of

AUTOMATION

REDUNDANCIES AND SAFETY

many

udden ir f failure.

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Microprocessors very reliable, survive with passive cooling only Nanocoatings on most devices allow minor damage to repair itself Automation designed to protect humans – e.g. lighting monitors its temperature, Media Hub its volume

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Tunnel goes from f

ship to the back wh

the Reardonium O

lifted by 4 electric m ore is offloaded Mine lift module

The mine lift module will disconnect and descen down allowing the settlement to pass.

The system then repeats The module moves opposite to the settlement

rails so it is stationary to Mercury’s surface so c

The refined Reardonium can be taken back dow surface for curing.

front of

here

2

AUTOMATION

Refining Reardonium

Ore is

motors

Transport Module 33m by 3m by 3m.

Can lift 389kg of Reardonium.

nd back

along the

can mine.

wn to the

3 Transport module 20 of these systems run in parallel

Floor section panels are loaded by conveyor belt under a crane, from where the crane loads them onto a raised conveyor trolley.

All systems are powered by electric stepper motors, in turn co-ordinated by Computer Numeric Coding

AUTOMATION

Assembly of the basic chassis

The r floor

platfo

engin

is low

remo

AUTOMATION

Assembly of the basic chassis

raised conveyor trolley is used to get the chassis panels onto a raised, level

orm for construction. On completion,

nes and wheels are fitted and the chassis

wered to its wheels and the supports

oved.

The electr

floor secti

AUTOMATION

Assembly of the basic chassis

ric motors are use to slide the

ions out on a raised platform

• Reardonium sent to space station abo

• Reardonium put out on the planet sur • Reardonium collected • Reardonium turned into parts • Reardonium is malleable • Small construction robots

• Parts range from space craft to out shi • Reardonium shipped to earth or used

AUTOMATION

Reardonium Manipulation

ove mercury for purification

rface to allow the three cycles

ields for more construction on mercury

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•Smart cards are the settlements for of money.

•The cards eliminate any need for physical mon •Anti theft systems such as thumb scanners

•Salary paid in virtual credits directly to bank ac

Human Engineering

Smart Cards

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ney.

ccount.

9999999999999 99999

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The main foods available: fruits, vegeta

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Drinks available: fruit juice and water

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Supermarkets keep records of purchas

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Restaurants with Michelin-Starred chef

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Both residents and transient visitors ca

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Residents will be encouraged to drink e

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Nutritional Info: A recommended 2100 calories for adult males

Human Engineering

Consumables

ables, fish and Mycoproteins

ses

fs

an visit to have fine cuisine cooked

enough water to remain healthy

0 calories for adult females and 2900

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• Commercial: integrating commun

• Entertainment: boosts morale, to • Recreational: general relaxation,

• Education: Developing younger g

• Science: Research into optimal su of new technologies.

Human Engineering

Public building uses

nity, less need for earth

ourist attraction fitness and health

generation for future of settlement

urvival conditions and development

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F

Human Engineering

Facilities within the settlement

2 Bathroom

Bedroom

Corridor Stairs Lift

5m

1.5 12m

2m

5m

Hotel Layout • • •

30m

5x5 meter rooms Suited for two people Suitable for 500 tourists at any one time.

H

Floor plan showing possible layout of home with furnishings

Human Engineering

Living Spaces

Floor plan showing room

distribution of typical house

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Inci

Police & Emergency services alerted

Course of Action Decided Police move population to safe areas.

Alert oth (Mining)

Tempora

Full Repa

Incident resident for

Human Engineering

Emergency

ident

her operations )

ary Repairs

airs Completed

t over, ts accounted

Public Warning Systems Residents move back to block & blocks are sealed Populations notified and reassured Personnel permitted to continue work

• Infections must be controlled, air pu diseases

• Pest Control e.g.: Head lice-Maintain chemicals

• Mental Health check-ups every 15 w

• Minor accidents treated by appropr

• Major injuries treated at hospital wi

• Hospitals to contain 1 full Operating 150 medical staff

Human Engineering General Health

urification can help to destroy airborne

ned by parents with appropriate

weeks

riate medical staff rapidly

ith appropriate staff

g Theatre, 2 ICUs, 75 hospital beds and