High-Level Project Summary
On July 20, 1969, the most consequential movement in history was accomplished. Apollo 11 was the first aircraft that landed astronauts on the Moon. While they were spending 2.45 hours on the lunar surface they've collected 47.5 pounds of first geological lunar material to study on Earth. The tools that they've used were tongs, scoops, rakes, hammers, core tubes, and an electric drill. Since then the humankind has produced various tools to be more efficient on their missions in space. However, the labor force was a huge factor to consider while producing these tools. To decrease the rate of negative factors and be more functional we have designed "Hydra of Lerna" for future space explorers.
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Detailed Project Description
What is Hydra of Lerna (HOL) & What exactly does it do?
Hydra of Lerna, known as the monster of Greek Mythology had a powerful regenerating feature that no creature ever had: for every head chopped off, the Hydra would regrow two heads.
As a team, we got our main inspiration from this monster. We designed HOL in the most multifunctional and beneficial way for the benefit of our future explorers. HOL generally consists of two parts. The first part is the body part where has wheels and works on the lunar surface. The second part is a comprehensive part that changes from mission to mission. With that feature, HOL decreases the expenses and the labor force to minimum therefore HOL becomes much more advantageous than other work tools.
How does Hydra of Lerna (HOL) work?
The body part gets its moves from 4 Hub motor and it has an extension section where the second part tools can be attached. It gets power from aluminum graphene under favour of its efficiency. A graphene battery contains 1kwh per 2.2 pounds (1 kilogram), it can work between 248°F (120°C) to -40°F (-40°C) temperatures, besides it is very flexible and it can be folded 10.000 times. As a result, these are the reasons why graphene batteries are the most suitable for HOL.
Body Part:
Extension Part:
Every extensions entryway have 1.96 inch (50mm) diameter and 3.93 inch (100mm) length. They attach to body part by using magnets. It communicates with body part by using BlueTooth signals.
- Hammer:
While we were designing this extension part, we got our inspiration from the Apollo mission's original hammer. Without the extension entryway, its length and hammerhead measure 13.7 inches (350mm) to 5.5 inches (140mm).
Original Hammer;
HOL Hammer;
- Rake:
While designing rake we wanted it to be like Apollo Mission ,like most extension parts, . Rake comes in handy when you want to separate bigger substances from smaller substances. Without the extension entryway, its length, and rake head measure 7.8 inches (200mm) to 11.8 inches (300mm).
Original Rake;
HOL Rake;
- Pickaxe:
For helping our astronauts with their researches on the lunar surface we have designed a pickaxe for excavation. Without the extension entryway, its length and pickaxe head measure 9.8 inches (250mm) to 9.8 inches (250mm).
HOL Pickaxe;
- Gripper:
The gripper has a gear mechanism in itself. In this way, it is easy and safe to hold objects like a third hand. Without the extension entryway, its length and extending device measure 4.7 inches (120mm) to 3.1 inches (80mm).
HOL Gripper;
Space Agency Data
- Artemis Geology Tools - EVA Exploration Workshop
- Nasa 3D Resources - Wrench
https://nasa3d.arc.nasa.gov/detail/wrench-mis
- How NASA Goddard Tests Tools Astronauts Will Use to Explore Distant Worlds
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/tools-astronauts-will-use-to-explore-distant-worlds
- Apollo 11 Mission Overview
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo11.html
Hackathon Journey
It was our first time participating in Hackathon. It has been quite an experience that we have enjoyed while studying. With The NASA Space Apps Challenge, we have improved our hardware, time management, collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills. We have chosen this project because we wanted to develop a unique utilitarian mechanism for benefit of our future space explorers and our society. While working on this project we have kept in touch with other teams and mentors to become a community. We are grateful for participating in such a distinguished global event. First of all, we are thankful to The NASA Space Apps group for letting young generations become a part of finding global solutions. Second of all, thanks to the Corum community of Space Apps and willing mentors the process went easily and instructive with the workshops that they have prepared. All in all, we thank our school administration for encouraging us.
References
YouTube videos that have inspired us:
Programs that we have used:
- Fusion 360
- SolidWorks
- Unreal Engine 4
- Ultimaker Cura
- Blender
Tags
#Hardware , #Apollo11 , #Space , #Moon , #Equipment , #Design , #Creativity
Global Judging
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