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I envision insitu resource utilization to develop a moonbase in 4 launches. This would drastically reduce the price to establish the moonbase. The question I have about lunar regolith is at what temperature it turns into glass? If it can be turned into glass I believe that 4 launches would be sufficient to develop the structure and power supply to the moonbase (no life support). I envision a 3-pronged attack to develop the moonbase, with the fourth being actual human beings. This will involve 3 robots (type A, type B, and type C) and a solar panel farm.
Robot A will be a oven robot with minimal sensors (just cameras). Its job will be to create the glass beams and panels for use on the moonbase. It will be designed with rollers as wheels (think rolling pin), an oven box (changeable size to allow for creation of beams and panels. The beams will have a specific area for the panels and a connection point for other beams. It will also have a lip on the interior side and exterior side to allow for robot type B's movements. Robot A will produce a panel and push it out in front of it (creating a runway and a regolith free area directly in front). It will then roll out onto that panel (protecting its rollers). It will then use articulated metal joints to extend a plow with a conveyor belt. The belt takes the regolith into the regolith holding area, which then drops the regolith into the oven when enough has been collected ensuring uniform and quality glass. It will then heat up the regolith producing the glass beam or panel. This will then be ejected behind it to robot type B.
Robot type B will be a transportation robot. It will have laser guided movements that allow precision. It will take the glass product to robot type C and place the glass into robot type C's construction area with absolute precision. It will also have a small deposit area for regolith storage and transfer this amount to robot type C.
Robot type C, then places the panel into the beam recess created for it, then it places a line of regolith on the seam and fires this to create a glass seam (think welding). This will create an air tight seal. Now robot C will lock into the beams on a rail (remember that robot A created this rail specifically for robot C). This will allow robot C to acurately place the panels in the right area. Rinse and repeat until sides and a roof are created in a crater or hole. The solar farm will provide power by way of teathering.
Also robot A will begin its operations from directly next to the construction site (creating a road for robot B in the process, also to protect against regolith). I believe that robot A would be the largest robot (and the one requiring the most power) and thus should include personal solar panels for its use. I think that 5ft by 5ft panel and a 5ft by 1 ft beam would be sufficient, so robot A would have to be approx 10ft by 10ft to facilitate everything. Robot B could be small with an emphisis on power and precision (not so much anything else). I think that a 3 by 3 robot would be sufficient. Robot C could also be small, with an emphisis on holding power and stability. I believe that a light (emphisis on light due to it being stationed on the glass structure) 4 by 4 would be suffient for this. None of the figures have anything behind them, just the fact that they could be small. I believe the robots would take 2 seperate launches (robot A in one, robot B and C in the other). The solar panel farm would have to use 2 launches (one for the actual panels and another for robots to connect power cables and other things to the panels.)
So in bullet form
1) generate building material (glass materials)
2) move the material
3) create the air tight structure using glass seams
What does everyone think? Is this feasible? Is this revolutionary lol? Any ideas on how to better it? Just figured I would put the thought out there.
I envision insitu resource utilization to develop a moonbase in 4 launches. This would drastically reduce the price to establish the moonbase. The question I have about lunar regolith is at what temperature it turns into glass? If it can be turned into glass I believe that 4 launches would be sufficient to develop the structure and power supply to the moonbase (no life support). I envision a 3-pronged attack to develop the moonbase, with the fourth being actual human beings. This will involve 3 robots (type A, type B, and type C) and a solar panel farm.
Robot A will be a oven robot with minimal sensors (just cameras). Its job will be to create the glass beams and panels for use on the moonbase. It will be designed with rollers as wheels (think rolling pin), an oven box (changeable size to allow for creation of beams and panels. The beams will have a specific area for the panels and a connection point for other beams. It will also have a lip on the interior side and exterior side to allow for robot type B's movements. Robot A will produce a panel and push it out in front of it (creating a runway and a regolith free area directly in front). It will then roll out onto that panel (protecting its rollers). It will then use articulated metal joints to extend a plow with a conveyor belt. The belt takes the regolith into the regolith holding area, which then drops the regolith into the oven when enough has been collected ensuring uniform and quality glass. It will then heat up the regolith producing the glass beam or panel. This will then be ejected behind it to robot type B.
Robot type B will be a transportation robot. It will have laser guided movements that allow precision. It will take the glass product to robot type C and place the glass into robot type C's construction area with absolute precision. It will also have a small deposit area for regolith storage and transfer this amount to robot type C.
Robot type C, then places the panel into the beam recess created for it, then it places a line of regolith on the seam and fires this to create a glass seam (think welding). This will create an air tight seal. Now robot C will lock into the beams on a rail (remember that robot A created this rail specifically for robot C). This will allow robot C to acurately place the panels in the right area. Rinse and repeat until sides and a roof are created in a crater or hole. The solar farm will provide power by way of teathering.
Also robot A will begin its operations from directly next to the construction site (creating a road for robot B in the process, also to protect against regolith). I believe that robot A would be the largest robot (and the one requiring the most power) and thus should include personal solar panels for its use. I think that 5ft by 5ft panel and a 5ft by 1 ft beam would be sufficient, so robot A would have to be approx 10ft by 10ft to facilitate everything. Robot B could be small with an emphisis on power and precision (not so much anything else). I think that a 3 by 3 robot would be sufficient. Robot C could also be small, with an emphisis on holding power and stability. I believe that a light (emphisis on light due to it being stationed on the glass structure) 4 by 4 would be suffient for this. None of the figures have anything behind them, just the fact that they could be small. I believe the robots would take 2 seperate launches (robot A in one, robot B and C in the other). The solar panel farm would have to use 2 launches (one for the actual panels and another for robots to connect power cables and other things to the panels.)
So in bullet form
1) generate building material (glass materials)
2) move the material
3) create the air tight structure using glass seams
What does everyone think? Is this feasible? Is this revolutionary lol? Any ideas on how to better it? Just figured I would put the thought out there.