The Einstein's - Space Apps Challenge

The Einstein's| Virtual Planetary Exploration

Virtual Planetary Exploration

Your challenge is to create interactive 3D models of equipment (e.g., planetary geology tools) that future space explorers can use for activities like exploring a planetary surface.

Sets of Outer Exploration Tools

Summary

Our team are very enthusiastic about how we can contribute to the NASA future outer space exploration. Through numerous discussion between us, our team has decided to make a set of tools ranging from a vertical hammer. We believe that through this competition, we can gather great-minded people across the globe and contributing to the development of future human history.

How We Addressed This Challenge

Vertical Hammer

We have develop a vertical hammer which is more easier to use than the standard hammer.When astronauts need to use the standard hammer, they are required to bend their body in which it would much more difficult for them especially in the astronaut suit. How our vertical hammers work is that instead of swinging our hand from the top to the bottom to generate force on the head of the traditional hammer to knock nail etc, vertical hammers works by generating force through using springs inside the vertical hammer. We pull the trigger on the vertical hammer and by doing that, it generates a pulling force of springs inside it and when we release the trigger, the trigger will drop due to pulling spring force and hence, the spring force pushes the hammer head into the ground. Inside the hammer head, there will a small, narrow metal shape that will generate a higher force. So, by using our design, the astronauts does not required to bend their body and instead hammering any object simply by just standing up and pull the trigger.

Portable Extrafunction Adjustable Light (PEAL)

Nowadays the newest technology of portable light play and important role especially for the use Nasa geology tools, light is the need for the human working area .PEAL was designed not only specialized the light but also together with the GPS and CCTV which considering the use for the activities at the planetary area and surface and also needed for the security purposes

Sample Container Metal Coated with Sensor

The sample container is metal coated surface with the sensor at the bottom of the container which is specialized to the liquid chemical substances and also the tiny solid substances found on the planetary area .So the result will be display on the conductivity meter. It is more easier to help the geologist and with its small size and and faster sensor detector.

Non-Adjustable Scoop

The scoop design is still based on the previous design used in the Apollo Lunar Surface Geological sampling tools. The design is more to the dimension of the scoop so that in is reachable and can gather more soil sample in one scoop.

How We Developed This Project

One of the crucial things that inspire us the most is that we want to be one of the pioneers contributing to space exploration. We want to assist future space explorers with 3D design tools to help them and make their space exploration much more comfortable. We create these tools so that the future generation of space explorers may use it for their benefits while they in space. At the same time, they can admire the mysterious and magnificent celestial bodies that the Creator has created for them.

We have analyzed every NASA video and report, from Apollo 16 to Artemis report, for our next-generation tools. The software we have used is called Autodesk Fusion 360, which is much easier for us to use than other 3D software. Instead of using GLTF, we use an OBJ file and then upload it inside another website, automatically publishing our model after uploading instead of using HTML. All of our teammates have mastered the use of engineering software.

For problems, we faced many hurdles, from different free time and busy with other responsibilities. Our team has decided to create a schedule of designing 3D tools, read past NASA reports, etc. We also discussed how to help each other if each of us has a problem with their work to aid them and provide the support that we could.

For our achievement, we believe that through the spirit of teamwork and unity, we can contribute and work together as a team to benefit the future generation of space explorers. We believe that the nature of cooperation is our dearest achievement.

Lastly, we ended our statement with our favorite quote from a Star Trek movie, which will inspire future space explorers and us.

"Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission:

To explore strange new worlds.

To seek out new life and new civilizations.

To boldly go where no one has gone before!"

Captain Pike, USS Enterprise

How We Used Space Agency Data in This Project

Most of the data we used are from previous NASA missions like Apollo missions. We also use Artemis Geology Tools, which contain the future tools that are suggested to be used. We also look into NASA RATS on how the lunar simulation is conducted to be inspired by it to develop our 3D design tools. We also look at Apollo Lunar Surface Geological Sampling Tools past report and analyze every device that the astronauts use in terms of what materials they use for the tools and the dimension of the tools. From that point, we can design our 3D tools based on those assessments that we have conducted on the last report.