Marsists

OUTFITTING A MARS HABITAT:A 3D PRINTING CHALLENGE

Our Team

Indranil Batabyal

Nidhi Jain

Darshan Prajapati

Rishi Bhagat

Somnath Batabyal

The Challenge and Our Approach

• As mentioned our Challenge is to design 3D models which could be printed using 3D printers and assembled on Mars to help a crew of astronauts on their one year mission on mars.

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• To make the models we have 3 different types of printers that use different materials & have different specifications.
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• The list of functional objects are mentioned below:
• Galley
• Workbench
• Cabinets
• Waste collection system
• Hardwired workstation for research
• Dust barriers
• Bedding
• Personal hygiene area

• The list of tools are mentioned below:
• Screwdriver
• Hammer
• Chisel
• Spade
• Nuts
• Bolts
• Screwdrivers

Our Project’s Methodologies and Highlights

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• Used Modular approach.

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• Made Space Efficient objects .

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• Designed Multipurpose tools and furniture.

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• Design is based for both research and living.

Some of our Categories and 3D Models

Living

Storage

Furniture

Chair

Workbench

The Innovative Habitat Model

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Multipurpose cabinet

Spacesuit cabinet

Length of the shaft:75 cm

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Diameter of the shaft:12cm

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Height:170cm

Breath:150cm

Some of our Categories and 3D Models

Research

Tools

Chisel

Spade

Wheel barrow system

Science area components

Length:150cm

Breath:50cm

Width:50cm

Length:80 cm

Diameter:2.75cm

Diameter of wheel:30cm

Width:15cm

Length :95.7cm

Height of the slope:47.2cm

Length of table:100cm

Height of leg:100cm

Breadth:70 cm

Rover wheel

Some of our Categories and 3D Models

Protection

Hygiene

Wall and Dust barrier system

Water dispensing head

Pipe systems

Height:200cm

Length:189cm

Breadth:200cm

How the Project could be grown further

• With more time and people to work on the project , we could use the same methodologies and principles to grow the project to include more functional items and solve some more problems that would be faced by the crew.

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• We could work on making innovative models to integrate solar stations and power supply units so that Energy availability doesn’t become a limitation in carrying out the real practical project.

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• We may not have able to design some of the more complex items in given time , but with dedicated long term effort on the project , there would be many more innovative designs to lower the dependency on heavy payloads.

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• Waste collection system could help in recycling the human waste and using is as manure for cultivation and experimentation on the specimen.

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