Model Proposal

This is a model proposal I found on the arssdc website, please have a look at your respective sub-topics to get an idea of the level of work expected.
http://arssdc.org/ARSSDC_modelproposal.pdf
Thanks
Kush Agrawal
XI-I

Transportation

This is a doc on how to transport cargo & people to Mars within 45 days as opposed to the current 6 months. All of these concepts are currently in the theoretical stage (for long journeys) , but are viable enough to be developed for the large scale transportation of both cargo & transport to Mars rapidly.

Check out this link :http://docs.google.comDoc?docid=0Ady4IH9K6V4eZGRnM2Jnc3ZfOWZ
zZDg0eGR6&hl=en

Dhruv Mathur
XI-I

Budgeting

I know we all have gr8 ideas on how to cut down on costs in all depts., but how to raise the initial budget for materials & construction of the Space City itself (Not to mention the cost of transporting at least 20,000 people)?? Even as far back as 1989 when George H.W. Bush suggested a manned trip to Mars, with a handful of astronauts, the cost came out to be over $450 billion, just to get them there.

In this day & time, & especially in the future, after inflation, more extensive protection, faster & better technology, & the scale of the project itself, the cost would be well into the trillions(!!).

So, any members who have a viable source of budgeting the project (other than the money taken from citizens) would be welcome to submit their ideas along with the figures in the meetings.

P.S. Plz. contribute as ideas are scarce

Dhruv Mathur
XI-I

WTF's 'Sex Ratio Gage[sic]' ?????????????

Ok. One of the sub-topics in Human Factors is 'Sex Ratio Gage', for which I am responsible. Now, two questions:
1) What does 'gage' mean???
2) Assuming 'gage' is a part of a word, the remainder of which was omitted in the Xerox, why do we even need to CARE about sex ratio? Seriously. The year's 2055, our entire clientele is elite, educated and wealthy. What's more, pre-natal sex determination will be CATEGORICALLY banned on Aresam. Seeing as even now, the world's educated countries don't face alarmingly skewed sex ratios, I really don't see what the entire point is about.

Cookies!
Anjali V
XI-B

P.S. Housing hasn't been included as a sub-topic in Human. Why?????????????????????????? It's one of THE most major topics in Human in the Request for Proposal.

Computing and a bit of communications

Computing
Why we need computing power on the space city?:
1.Calculate light,temperature and pressure conditions from time to time, to update the security systems(including security watches,news channels etc.)
2.To route communications throughout the space city.
3.To calculate trajectories of any external bodies approaching the space city.
4.Keep track of vital stats such as Earth time, food supplies and energy usage.

Solutions
For the problems that will not cause any immediate hazards to the space city or it's citizens, I propose we use cloud computing.In this manner, we will cut down on costs, reduce amount of computing power actually required on the space city, and it will also allow upscaling of computing power if and when required(maybe during a disaster or peak time)

For other uses I propose that we have a permanent onboard super computer, that will help in mitigation as well as day to day computing needs of citizens.

Communications
Internal
I propose that we have a bid for an onboard telecommunications network, since a telecom network is necessary for psychological reasons and the bid will also account for some of the funding that we are looking for.
The Dacia's project had a brilliant onboard communication system with 8 key points spread out throughout the space city acting as routers.
Ps:please read and COMMENT on the feasibility and practicality since they have not been kept in mind while proposing this.
Kush Agrawal
XI-I

Communication

It is not a draft but a flash file made to show at what speeds do mars and earth complete their revolutions. It also contains a third orbit in between containing what will happen if we put an extra satellite(between earth and mars) to ease communications. What I conclude is that communication
can occur through microwaves between earth and mars (we thought to use Alpha particles but could not find how to do any communication through alpha radiation: can someone research)The communication can only occur once in 1.8 years and even if we use an extra satellite between earth and mars it would fetch no good results as shown in the flash file.

Go see it with the satellite here:
http://www.swfcabin.com/open/1259667928

And only Mars and Earth orbits (Much more cleaner and with good details):
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mars/mars_orbit.html

Ishan Sharma
IX-L

Human Factors

HUMAN FACTORS:

·         Offer attributes available to residents of Earth’s small cities.

·         Provide NATURAL sunlight.

·         Provide views of space outside.

·         Provide views of Mars below for residents.

·         Features in design of community facilities TO BE INCLUDED

-Roads

-Paths

-Parks and Common Grounds

-Transport Facilities

-Shopping Centers

-Business Parks

·         Community facilities and homes should enable mobility and access with PRACTICAL MINIMUM OF MOTION (E.g. Head-turning)-causes mild discomfort due to coriolis effects on existing space settlements.

·         Basic Services expected  in comfortable modern communities

-Housing

-Entertainment

-Medical

-Parks

-Recreation

·         Variety and quantity of consumer goods.

·         Public areas with LONG LINES OF SIGHT

·         Inventory of all consumable quantities

·         Means of distribution of consumables (food, mainly)

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Map(s) and/or illustrations depicting community design and locations of amenities, with a distance scale AND identify percentage of land area allocated to roads and paths.

 

HOMES:

·         Designs of typical residential homes (typical American/Jap houses)

·         Show clearly:

-Room sizes

-Plans drawn to scale

Area limit - 800 sq. ft. (MIN) and 2000 sq. ft. (MAX)

-Source(s) and/or manufacture of furniture items, appliances (WHAT? Kitchen mixers…? Aaargh!)

·         Anticipated demographics of original population are:

Kind	Percentage of Pop.	Average Age	Median Age
Married Adults	40%	38	34
Single Men	35%	34	36
Single Women	23%	40	37
Children (under 18)	2%	10	12

     

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: external drawing and interior floor plan of atleast four home        designs, the area (preferably in square feet) for EACH residence design, and numbers required for each design.

DESIGNS:

·         Systems

·         Devices         intended for use outside of artificial gravity volumes-EMPHASIZE SAFETY

·         Vehicles

·         Spacesuit designs with stowage and donning/doffing procedures

·         Airlock designs for entry and exit to and from settlement from unpressurised volumes.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Drawings showing examples of:

Ø  Handrails

Ø  Tethers

Ø  Cages

Ø  Systems enabling safe human access to any location/in low-g settlement areas