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Virtual Planetary Exploration
Planetary Motion Aid Tool
Summary
Assist, streamline and enhance explorer’s extra-vehicular locomotion movements, P.M.A.T. is a tool that helps locomotion movements such as walking and running on the planetary surface with more speed and stability, with the aim of improving the process of exploration expeditions. In what way? It reduces the resources that astronauts need in extraterrestrial hikes, taking less time for the activity, an example would be the exploration of an unknown rock that reduced the time of a certain action due to the similarity with new prostheses of paraplegic athletes, which works as an absorbing spring and restoring energy directly in the action of the movements.
How We Addressed This Challenge
Planetary Motion Aid Tool (P.M.A.T.) is a tool that helps locomotion movements such as walking and running on the planetary surface with more speed and stability, with the aim of improving the process of exploration expeditions. In what way? It reduces the resources that astronauts need in extraterrestrial hikes, taking less time for the activity, an example would be the exploration of an unknown rock that reduced the time of a certain action due to the similarity with new prostheses of paraplegic athletes, which works as an absorbing spring and restoring energy directly in the action of the movements.
Figure 01 - First Model Planetary Motion Aid Tool
Source: Produced by the project authors
M.A.T. has fixing locks on the upper part of the prosthesis that attaches to the calf and close to the person's knee, with the new Nasa Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit or xEMU suit, the improvement of movement joints of the arms and legs facilitates the removal and coupling of the equipment in the lower parts of the astronaut. The prosthesis also has two claws, where it facilitates locomotion in cold or slippery environments, it also uses the Flex-Run model to improve the prototype in which it presents greater support for ground contact, having longer finger levers and offers the return energy more efficiently. The density of the components used in the blade, based on the gravitational weight of the related body, are made in a customized way for each occasion or planet explored, since gravity and weight are related to the user's stability, where the calculation performed is based on this information.
With the adaptation of a partial exoskeleton in the suits, in which it supports the weight of the astronaut together with the accessories, it will have a base on the sole of the foot, redistributing in the extension of the feathers and upper limbs, up to the hip. Consisting of materials such as carbon fiber it becomes resistant, and at the same time light, so as not to compromise the safety of the suit. The suit should undergo changes to readjust the implementation of the lower exoskeleton and the partial exoskeleton will create structures around the standard suit, so that all security systems can be maintained. Internal structures must be implemented for greater support in the coupling of the prosthesis exoskeleton.
Figure 02 – Model Planetary Motion Aid Tool
Source: Produced by the project authors
Figure 03 – Model Planetary Motion Aid Tool
Source: Produced by the project authors
Stability by heels, related to the same, would be redistributed by the exoskeleton of the prosthesis, together with the resistance of the blades, attributing together to the suit limited to actions determined to the environment.
Resistance of the components, is variable or inconclusive, because any body in which we must explore must be tested for environmental properties so that efficient and safe materials can be used. “The fiber is carbon from the AMOCO T-300 / 12K standard module, and the resin system is epoxy”.
FACILITY: To bring closer and easier everyday activities like walking and running on earth in relation to other planets.
ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY: Reduction of resource costs for explorers such as water and oxygen.
COMPANY IMAGE: That the human being will be able to do everything she does on earth today on other planets.
How We Developed This Project
During the research and debates on space suits during the team meetings, it was noticed the difficulty in the simplest movements through videos about the new NASA suits, on the official NASA website it is possible to know this new suit and the advances in the movements of astronauts outside the earth, an example of movement is to touch a hand on the side of the shoulder opposite to hers, thus the exploratory research has deepened in the movements and forms of movement of astronauts on other planets.
Figure 04 – xEMU: NASA's new space suit
Source: renderhub, 2020.
Paint 3d software was used for modeling and creating animations, making a team to gain knowledge of this program, in addition to the satisfaction of understanding how it works as prostheses for paralympic athletes, so we had the achievement to learn about disgusting NASA costumes and know how to create the project tool.
How We Used Space Agency Data in This Project
We use NASA resources to pave the way for research, we look at the 3d models made available to think of a tool that complements the existing ones. In addition to the scientific knowledge base on geology, surfaces, exploration tools. In this way, we designed the first models and sketches for later the specific development of each part of the tool and material used.
Project Demo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW11nsxTb2E&feature=youtu.be
Project Code
Data & Resources
ENSINGERPLASTICS, 2020 - PE – Polietileno, Plásticos Ensinger TECAFINE PE.
GERALDO, Cândido – Efeitos da radiação ultravioleta (uv) na resistência ao cisalhamento interlaminar de compósitos de carbono/epóxi.
GUSTAVO, Luiz 2013 - ESTUDO E PRÉ-PROJETO DE UM TIPO DE PROTESE DE MATERIAL COMPÓSITO PARA CORREDORES AMADORES COM AMPUTAÇÃO TRANSTIBIAL.
NAIDS, Adam, NASA, 2020 - Artemis Geology Tools EVA Exploration Workshop - Artemis Geology Tools Deputy Project Manager.
NASA, 2007 - NASA RATS Bring the Moon to Earth.
NASA, 2008 - Lunar Nautics: Designing a Mission to Live and Work on the Moon.
NASA, 2011 - NASA’s Recommendations to Space-Faring Entities: How to Protect and Preserve the Historic and Scientific Value of U.S. Government Lunar Artifacts.
NASA, 2019 - A Next Generation Spacesuit for the Artemis Generation of Astronauts – Link :https://www.nasa.gov/feature/a-next-generation-spacesuit-for-the-artemis-generation-of-astronauts. Acesso: 02/10/2020.
NASA, 2019 – Site: https://canaltech.com.br/espaco/nasa-revela-oficialmente-novos-trajes-espaciais-para-viagens-a-outros-mundos-152603/#:~:text=O%20Orion%20Suit%20%C3%A9%20uma,nas%20miss%C3%B5es%20dos%20%C3%B4nibus%20espaciais.&text=Trata%2Dse%20de%20uma%20vers%C3%A3o,andar%20pela%20superf%C3%ADcie%20da%20Lua. Acesso dia 03/10/2020.
Renderhub, 2020 - NASA Artemis XEMU Space Suit 3D Model – Link: https://www.renderhub.com/albin/spacesuit-nasa-artemis-xemu. Acesso dia 03/10/2020.