moon_camp

Moon Camp Pioneers Gallery 2020-2021

In Moon Camp Pioneers each team’s mission is to 3D design a complete Moon Camp using Fusion 360. They also have to explain how they will use local resources, protect astronauts from the dangerous of space and describe the living and working facilities.

Team: UYCEP

UYCEP Gifted Center  Antalya    Turkey 17, 18

External viewer for 3d project

Project description

The main purpose of our moon camp is science and discovery. Since Titanium is a lightweight and sturdy material, we decided to make the skeleton of our building from this material. Lead was the best choice for us because it also has radiation protection properties as a coating and is again a solid material like titanium. There are numerous systems at the moon base so that our 6-man crew can provide their food and energy. State-of-the-art devices were used to generate energy from wherever possible. 3 3D printers are available at our lunar base so that tools that take up space such as plates, cups, tables, but are simple in design can be produced with sources such as Polyjet, resin, and Moon sand. Exploration on the lunar surface and underground is the main mission of the crew.

Where do you want to build your Moon Camp?

This is the best option for us because the moon is likely to have water in some craters at the North Pole, and the rate of sunlight coming in is higher than at the South Pole. Because we use a nuclear reactor, we can use ice for cooling purposes, but also our solar spheres will produce energy with maximum efficiency for us along with sunlight. We think that the Philolaus Crater is one of the best locations for us for these reasons.

How do you plan to build your Moon Camp? Describe the techniques and materials you would use.

One of the very beautiful models that we come across in nature is hexagons. All sides of a smooth hexagon are of the same length, and all angles are equal to each other. Mathematicians have shown that we can only cover any plane we want with smooth hexagons, squares, and equilateral triangles without any gaps. Of these three shapes, whose areas are equal, it is the hexagon with the smallest perimeter. So we decided to make our central building and 6 different rooms hexagonal. After sending rockets to the main building and side buildings with rockets, besides the lead, we will cover it with lunar sand as the second layer of protection against the radiation.

The environment on the Moon is very dangerous for the astronauts. Explain how your Moon Camp will protect them.

We use lead and Moon sand to protect against radiation. Lunar sand will also protect meteorites along with titanium. One danger that is not considered is the injury of astronauts; they must regularly exercise in sports equipment to prevent these injuries. At the same time, they are fed with high nutritional value food. These measures will also prevent unwanted health problems. And also we would like to provide a mental relaxation with view images or paintings which will be projected on the walls

Explain how your Moon Camp will provide the astronauts with:
Water
Food
Electricity
Air

After setting up our lunar base, we will first install our algae tanks, then install our hydrogen and oxygen tanks and separate the water into its ions by electrolysis. Humans and algae will regenerate water in their bodies with oxygenated breathing, excrete it from their bodies as urine and water vapor, and then the water cycle will continue in motion.
2. as a source of water, we can identify and melt ice masses located near our lunar base, but since there is a radiation hazard, it must be analyzed first.

We supply our meals in 2 ways:
1. We grow Pepper, lettuce, Brussels sprouts, potatoes, etc. by vertical farming method, which is cheaper and more efficient than traditional agriculture,
2. With our algae tanks, we can produce blue-green algae, which are both a food and oxygen source, and sea lettuce, which is again a type of algae. We will first precipitate the excess phosphate produced by our algae and then drain it.
3. According to our research, some developed countries can produce meat and chicken with a 3D printer, so we decided to produce our meat with 3d printers either.
With these methods, we will be able to meet the vast majority of our needs for protein, fat, carbohydrates, minerals, and vitamins.

Energy is one of the most important things in space, so we need to generate energy wherever we can. We use 3 different ways to generate energy:

1) Rawlemon solar energy generator, the sun is the most important power supply of ours and these generators generate more energy than classic solar panels,

2) Nuclear energy (resource is He3), we can generate so much energy with this technique,

3) In sports machines, we use dynamos to exchange mechanical energy for electrical energy and we convert the motion energy to alternating current with magnetic flux change and store it in the capacitor.

We’ll build an electrolysis system to store the energy we get from sports equipment in shallow water and separate the water into oxygen and hydrogen. Hydrogen can also be used as fuel or as thermal energy, while the oxygen obtained from it is used by living things on the moon base. Carbon dioxide, on the other hand, will be converted into oxygen and nutrients thanks to algae and sea lettuce. Thanks to this oxygen, water, and carbon cycle will be provided.

Explain what would be the main purpose of your Moon Camp (for example: commercial, scientific, and/or tourist purposes).

Our moon camp will be used for the moon discovery, and also it will be a pioneer study about how a moon base can provide its energy. Some of the things that we test here are: Yield of a bike (e-creator bike) that produces alternating current with magnetic flux alteration and stores this energy

The importance of algae and vertical agriculture for space life

The importance of nuclear energy in space

Especially the idea of our bike has been created as a result of our team’s long discussions and as a combination of the information that we’ve learned in the school. Therefore the bike that was put there wasn’t completed so the astronauts must construct it by the day they have arrived. The basic logic is to store the alternating current caused by the change in magnetic flux as the wheel rotates with the neodymium magnets of increased forces that we will place around our wheels with the Formula B×A×cosx and use it in everyday tasks. We also use diodes to prevent capacitor emptying. Our camp will be a leading work for both Earth life and space missions in the name of all humanity

Describe a day on the Moon for your Moon Camp astronaut crew.

Our crew consists of 6 people and they sleep with a shift system. 2 astronauts sleep 8 hours in each time zone, morning and noon. Doing their morning exercises as a first job after waking up is quite important for their health. Then they can take a shower and go to breakfast. Since they have a regular schedule, the first thing they need to do is to check their daily duties. Each team has a 16-hour time frame to perform tasks, and they also need the have their lunch and do their daily exercises in that time frame. The most important tasks that they will regularly follow are the controls of nuclear reactors and solar spheres. We have written a story about a day of a crew:

Date: 04/22/2025

Time 07:59

Dr. Ateş woke up early because he has more work today. They have come to the moon a week ago and they couldn’t finish “E-creator bike” yet. He knows that there was a problem with computers, they have 6 but one of them doesn’t work and another one couldn’t open the design. That was bad because they have only 4 computers now and these computers are very important for them. While he was thinking about these he went to the kitchen and he saw other members of the crew, 2 of them went to bed, last night was so tough for them because they have set all “Rawlemon Solar Energy Generators”. That was a very difficult duty, but now they can generate more energy. Now it is time to have breakfast. After fast eating, he has checked his duties and started working on the bike, after hard work he and his partner finished all of the designs again and sent them to 3D printers. Some parts of the bike were taken from earth but most of them were created on the moon. After assembling the new parts, the time was 20:00 so they went to the gym. After that, they had a shower and a great dinner. Now it is time to sleep after an exhausting day.



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