Bal-Ast

Have you ever wanted a rocket pack to soar amongst the sky? Now you can … on Mars… Gravity is less, atmospheric density is less, and the vistas are breathtaking. So come to Mars...

Buck Rogers aside, Mars is an interesting environment for out-of-this-world mobility options for an explorer. This challenge asks for the definition of a conceptual mobility solution to allow an astronaut to easily and rapidly explore Mars including overcoming obstacles such as cliffs, ravines and other difficult terrain. The solution should be person-portable and any means or source of propulsion be locally produced.

This challenge can be answered by:

• producing an app to simulate your adventures in building your jet pack and flying around Mars;
• produce an app that provides the local gravity, atmospheric conditions (density, weather, anything-else-of-interest) to help decide what is needed for your jet pack design;
• perform a feasibility/conceptual study of an actual jet pack design that could use potential Mars fuel sources; or Design and Demonstrate a model scale jet pack using hardware.

Features of Bal-Ast :

• Make astronauts go further
• Fuel save for Jet Packs
• Despite the weight of astronauts and geographical conditions, keeps his or her balance on the ground
  
  Materials:
• Electronic Speed Controller (ESC) : By using The PWM signals that we get from it’s own chip, it becomes the switch of current.
• Electromagnet : It is a magnet made from iron by using electrical current. Both sides of magnet’s pulls magnetic materials.
• Gyro Sensor : The device provides balance with laws of physics and angular momentum.
• Lithium Polymer Batteries : Gives power. It’s a strong battery. Economic. Doesn’t electrolyte leakage.
• Magnet : The thing or material that produces magnetic field.
  
  As mentioned by NASA for this topic, we will use common jetpacks on astronaut's suit. But our job is not just about jetpacks; it's mainly about developing that suit and machine.
  We've developed boots of the astronaut's suit.
  
  When an astronaut goes to another planet and gets out of spaceship, he or she will face with some difficulties on getting used to planet's gravity and georaphical conditions. So, we've targetted to develope that suit's boots by 2 platforms underneath it. The top one has 3 magnets and the bottom one has 3 electromagnets and a gyro. By this system; using gyro and electromagnets; our top platform stays straight so our astronaut doesn't effected by geographical conditions.
  
  In case of moving magnetic balancers wll become active. So, the system on boots stabilizes him or her and in case of jumping, all system works on maxed power and helps astronaut. So jetpacks will spend less energy to land off and that will provide us fuel saving.
  
  These are our targets by doing that system.
  
  
  
  
  
  

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