Galactuator - Space Apps Challenge

Galactuator| Let's Connect

Let's Connect

For bigger spacecraft capable of executing bigger missions, some of the assembly may be done in space. Your challenge is to design a simple approach that enables components to be assembled in space.

" GALACTUATOR " - The actuator of connectivity

Summary

As the title suggests Galactuator is the gadget which will help us to connect the spaceships and space stations . It is basically an autonomous device which will help us in assembling of space-modules. This can also be accessed by the astronauts or the operator on earth who can guide the Galactuator about the arrangement of the device .Apart from these if the Astronaut wants to connect the space-crafts to space stations or any other spacecrafts this can be done by process called "Docking" which can be done by the Galactuator in a better way which is called Coupling .If this happens successfully then we can go for space tour in near future !!!

How I Addressed This Challenge

Galactuator is a autonomous space module developed in order to complete the needs of bigger space-missions in order to assemble the space-modules ,which can't be performed on earth solely.

How generally modules are generally assembled is shown by ESA below :

Design and Importance Of the Galactuator :

The Galactuator can perform tasks on it's own or as well as the commands of the astronauts on earth who have the access to it .
It also acts as Virtual assistant in order to perform the assembly process easily in that complex atmosphere.

It basically works on AI technology by linking speech recognition approaches to a complex natural language processing systems ,They not only recognize what a person say but also what is meant and the consequence that you want to happen .
This can also guide the astronaut in space about the space debris by it's sensitive sensors
As NASA has developed a fast Wi-fi facility by blue origin in space crafts this technology can also be used here in order to communicate with people on earth .

Here is a video to explain you better about the importance of Galactuator, Please open the video in a new tab in pc/laptop !!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TwEgBQehUjJilODwjjeecfcQAkR6W-oB/view?usp=sharing

Kindly go through the link which would help you all to understand the project better !!

How I Developed This Project

The main inspiration for choosing this challenge is NASA's Space-X mission .

Image of NASA's Space-X mission :

Apart from this the other inspiration is the NASA's Maxer .

Picture of NASA's Maxer :

These projects can be taken as the prime way for docking and assembly of space modules . So these are the building steps for the process of building space-craft in space .

Here is the video to show the approach for this challenge development, Please open the video in a new tabin pc/laptop !!!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18a4ZgxLunS03hCL8ZlQ0h4CzJWTW02Cy/view?usp=sharing

Kindly go through the link which would help you all to understand the project better !!

How I Used Space Agency Data in This Project

NASA and the other partner agencies data was really useful to approach for the development of the project . Nasa has helped this project a lot with it's solutions like that of Assembly of ISS is a prime way in which space modules got assembled .The technology of Wi-fi by Nasa is mainly used for communication process .

International Space Station :

Here is a video to describe how space agency data was useful Please open the video in a new tab in pc/laptop!!!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/14xMmzPcUSYo47DOsh_JktZ2WD5w0hvzD/view?usp=sharing

Kindly go through the link which would help you all to understand the project better !!

Project Demo

"Visualizing is key to better understanding " , So here is a video to demonstrate you with the solution of the project ,Please open the video in a new tab in pc/laptop !!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KkwKBQ3xr0fZmwLsJOVh9vmKH4Ln1ETX/view?usp=sharing

Data & Resources

Nasa has helped this project a lot with it's solutions like that of Assembly of ISS is a prime way in which space modules got assembled .Please open the links in a new tab in pc/laptop !!

The data was mainly collected from website i.e.

and Google were the other sources of data .

Judging

This project was submitted for consideration during the Space Apps Judging process.