Locus Domus

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  Prototype Domus

Inspiration

We wondered how to have a human inhabited home on another planet. Our inspiration came from the Eden Project, the worlds largest Greenhouse and most aerodynamic. We realized that a dome would be a very adaptable and beneficial structure.

What it does

There's panels that slide to let sunlight in and out to maintain temperatures within the dome to be livable and comfortable. Adequate amounts of sunlight meant that is was a good idea to use solar panels to generate energy within the dome.

How we built it

The prototype was built to mimic the actual dome to a extent. Instead of having a sliding mechanism, it rather had a flap to maintain temperatures. Arduino systems were used to power the computer logistics of the dome.

Challenges we ran into

One of the challenges was coding a certain element within the coding of the dome's logic systems. The flap kept on moving. This was later changed to rather have an alarm system, that indicated if the temperature is too low. The astronauts can also check the system at their leisure to better equip the temperature for themselves.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Getting a physical project done. We also made a feasible project which solves problems based with living on planet Howler.

What we learned

We learned how to maintain a Dome on another Planet. We figured out how much it costs and how efficient it will to be maintain the Dome.

What's next for Locus Domus

Locus Domus can be vastly upgraded to solve other issues. Wind power can be incorporated to run the Locus Domus. The technical features can be upgraded to make the code run faster and more efficiently.

Built With

• arduino
• c++
• python
• visual-studio