PROJECT ESCALATOR DESIGN TEAM
PROJECT MANAGER: Nicholas RichASST. PROJECT MANAGER: Michael Lagrange
CADSodiq AdenijiAaron EngstromHanson-Lee HarjonoJuliann MahonDylan PrangerWWilliam SandersEli SitchinErick Smith
COMMUNICATIONSMegan BrownNicholas DeAngeloAlexander MooreNicholas OeNicholas OettingEric SmithAdam Wooten
CONTROLSAlexander J. ChapaRiley FranklinJacob LeetYYash MishraSidharth PrasadBrady WalterBeverley K.W. Yeo
PROPULSIONChuhao DengKristen FleherCaCaroline KrenGriffin PfaffArch PleumpanyaJoe TiberiShuting YangNatasha Yarlagadda
HUMAN FACTORSSarah CulpDavid FoxKaitlyn HauberKevin HuangWalter ManuelEmily SchEmily SchottAlexey Zenin
MISSION DESIGNJennifer BergesonJordan CuellarNicolas Martinez-CrucesJordan MayerColin MillerColin MillerGrace NessMichael PorterValentin RichardPierre VezinMelissa Whitcomb
POWER & THERMALSuhasSuhas AnandVincent BartelsYashowardhan GuptaDean LontocJacob Nunez-KearnyPeter SalekJoshua Schmeidler
SSTRUCTURESAdam BrewerEric EagonSteven LachNicki LiuRachel Roth
INSTRUCTOR: Prof. James LonguskiTEACHING ASSISTANT: Athul Girija
MISSION DESCRIPTION
In his book “The Mars Project”, Wernhervon Braun states that “The amount of fuelrequired is equally formidable: 5,320,000metric tons” to send a crew of 70 to Marsand back. Project Escalator aims to studythe feasibility of a Human Space TransportSSystem utilizing advanced technologiessuch as electrodynamic tethers to reducepropellant requirements for human Marsmissions.
MISSION REQUIREMENTS
Investigate a new cycler trajectory, known asthe H1L1 cycler trajectory, as a means toestablish a human transportation system toand from Mars (this vehicle is the Cycler vehicle).Investigate the vehicles and systems necessaryto transfer a crew of 70 people to and from Mars.Consider locations Consider locations for nearly propellantless tech-nologies including LEO, Luna, Phobos, and Mars.Design a communications infrastructure that has no deterministic outage periods and two-waycommunication from Earth, Mars, Luna, Phobos,and all vehicles.The Cycler vehicle must house a crew of 70healthealthy adults, and the crew must be able tosurvive comfortably on the vehicle for the entiremission without resupply.There must be a vehicle to transfer the crew toand from the Cycler vehicle (Taxi vehicle).The crew must not sustain long term damagesdue to radiation effects while on board eithervvehicle.The Cycler and Taxi vehicles must operate on aslittle propellant as possible.
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ESCALATOR
AAE 450 Spacecraft DesignFinal Presentation
April 23rd, 20201.30PM - 3.15PM(WebEx Meeting)
Website:hhttps://engineering.purdue.edu/AAECourses/aae450/2020/Spring%202020
PROJECT ESCALATOR VEHICLES & SYSTEMS
CYCLER VEHICLE
ELECTRODYNAMIC TETHER
TAXI VEHICLE
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[MARS][EARTH]
[MOON]
*Not drawn to scale
MASSDRIVER
LANDINGTRACK
TETHER SLING
COMMUNICATIONSATELLITE
TETHER SLING