Nomadic
Cloud
A 3D printed habitat on Mars for a group of four astronauts.
With
Wai Ching Cheng
Instructor
Guvenc Ozel
While at
UCLA Tech Studio
Time
Apr 2017 to Ongoing
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INTRO
OVERVIEW
This project seeks to develop the fundamental designs and technological ideas necessary to manufacture an off-world habitat using mission recycled materials and/or local indigenous materials.
The vision is that autonomous habitat manufacturing machines will someday be deployed to the Moon or Mars to construct shelters for human habitation. On Earth, these same habitat manufacturing capabilities could be used to produce housing wherever affordable housing is needed and access to conventional building materials and skills is limited.
AWARDS
The second prize in the NASA [Project Mars] international competition | 2018
NASA [CineSpace] international competition | 2019
Screened at Regal LA Live Movie Theater, Los Angeles | 2019
[OUTER SPACE] international competition | 2019
[Marsception] Mars habitat design competition | 2018
Exhibited at [RUMBLE] UCLA graduation exhibition | LA | 2017
Exhibited at [A+D Museum], LA, 2017
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OUTCOME
A 3D-printed Mars habitat, brought to life through an animated trailer, a poster, and an AR app.
Trailer
It is a technically detailed vision of the first landing on Mars with a charming robot as the human’s trustworthy sidekick. This animation was screened at multiple locations, including NASA visitor centers, NASA museum consortium members, micro cinemas, and other interested venues in late Fall 2018 and 2019.
DESIGN
Poster
DEVELOPMENT
AR App
An interactive experience on a tablet.
Scan to download and install the APK
DESIGN
Construction Method
