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Abstract
Establishing permanent settlements in some astronomical bodies are raising increasing interest. During this process, one of the main challenges is to provide survival and living conditions in hostile environments where intervention and supplies from the Earth are highly complicated. In particular, it is essential to automate the design and construction processes since prompt design solutions that meet the needs of unexpected situations are vital in unknown scenarios. For instance, tectonic activities or impact of MMOD could cause new slopes, bringing site variation and compromising the settlement normal activities. This issue requires an expeditious response in adjusting the settlement's configuration to retrieve its functionalities, ensuring the mission’s success and inhabitants' safety.
The present research investigates an automatic design framework for a hypothetic extraterrestrial planetary settlement. It proposes an interactive design process for settlement's layout generation and relies on modular units realised with promising building techniques announced by Space agencies, using in-situ resources and 3D-printing strategies. The resulting challenge consists of the settlement's organisation considering its functional relationships – which means reasonably distributing functions among the settlement – and pondering the path/distance between some vertices. On the other hand, the layout organisation depends on many aspects of the site, like the geometrical information and the presence of water or other resources. These data may be subjected to variations and therefore represent dynamical input to the framework. These considerations bring to the need of an automatized and knowledge-based design process, where the crucial information can be integrated, leading to design outcomes with proper performances. The research of (near) optimal configuration has been achieved by the application of a metaheuristic algorithm and by setting appropriate goals.
The present research investigates an automatic design framework for a hypothetic extraterrestrial planetary settlement. It proposes an interactive design process for settlement's layout generation and relies on modular units realised with promising building techniques announced by Space agencies, using in-situ resources and 3D-printing strategies. The resulting challenge consists of the settlement's organisation considering its functional relationships – which means reasonably distributing functions among the settlement – and pondering the path/distance between some vertices. On the other hand, the layout organisation depends on many aspects of the site, like the geometrical information and the presence of water or other resources. These data may be subjected to variations and therefore represent dynamical input to the framework. These considerations bring to the need of an automatized and knowledge-based design process, where the crucial information can be integrated, leading to design outcomes with proper performances. The research of (near) optimal configuration has been achieved by the application of a metaheuristic algorithm and by setting appropriate goals.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 75th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) |
Subtitle of host publication | Responsible Space for Sustainability |
Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2024 |
Event | 75th international astronautical congress: Responsible Space for Sustainability - MiCO, Milan, Italy Duration: 14 Oct 2024 → 18 Oct 2024 https://www.iac2024.org/ |
Conference
Conference | 75th international astronautical congress |
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Abbreviated title | IAC2024 |
Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Milan |
Period | 14/10/24 → 18/10/24 |
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Keywords
- Space Architecture
- Modular Units
- Design Process automation
- generative design
- Moon Village
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SURF: Modular Lunar Village Concept Design for Long-term Habitation Located in Lava Tube
8/07/24 → 30/08/24
Project: Internal Research Project
Activities
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75th international astronautical congress
Zhelun Zhu (Participant), Leyuan Jiang (Participant), Muhao Chen (Participant), yang liu (Participant), Jingyang Liu (Participant) & Jingyang Liu (Participant)
14 Oct 2024 → 18 Oct 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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Space Architecture Workshop
Zhelun Zhu (Organiser) & Leyuan Jiang (Member of programme committee)
2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …