Talaria
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.
Our project called Talaria, its inspired in Hermes sandals. The boots are based in four turbines, two in each boot, whose are designed to let the user fly with stability and autonomy.They are electric and based on solar power.
Our first goal is to design turbines which we expect them to be powerful enough to lift a person, safe and with no combustion. This is part of an exoskeleton that will allow faster scanning of the diferent places that the user would meet. And also the investigation would be more precise.
The boots are controlled by electrophysiological signals in muscles. Each turbine its 15 cm x 15 cm x 15 cm whose are placed on each side of the boots.
