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- Creators: Foy, Joseph
- Creators: Chotena, Chelsea
- Creators: Engineering Programs
- Creators: White, Julianne
- Member of: Barrett, The Honors College Thesis/Creative Project Collection
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Einstein's theory of special relativity has been used by accomplished science fiction authors since its discovery in 1905, allowing intrepid adventurers to reach far away worlds without having to fear time's passage. By traveling near light speed, these fictional travelers experience a different passage of time as the universe ensures the commonality of the speed of light in all reference frames. In the here and now, this method of travel has been proposed to assist in interstellar and interplanetary exploration. This paper will investigate the practicality of this method of travel by proposing a mission utilizing a craft with this type of velocity.
ContributorsWaaler, Mason Duran (Author) / Jacob, Richard (Thesis director) / Covatto, Carl (Committee member) / Foy, Joseph (Committee member) / School of Life Sciences (Contributor) / School of Earth and Space Exploration (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2016-05
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Interplanetary space travel has seen a surge of interest in not only media but also within the academic field as well. No longer are we designing and investigating extravehicular activity (EVA) suits, scholars and researchers are also engineering the future suit to protect humans on the surfaces of Martian planets. As we are progressing with technology capable of taking us even further distances than before imaginable, this thesis aims to produce an exosuit that will find a place between the planets and stars, by providing countermeasures to muscle and bone atrophy. This is achieved through the rapidly growing field of soft robotics and the technology within it. An analytical model governing torque production of an array of soft pneumatic actuators was created to provide resistive forces on the human joints. Thus, we can recreate and simulate a majority of the loads that would be experienced on earth, in microgravity. Where push-ups on earth require on average 30Nm of torque about the elbow joint, by donning this exosuit, the same forces can be experienced when pushing off of surfaces while navigating within the space capsule. It is ergonomic, low-cost, and most importantly lightweight. While weight is negligible in micro-G, the payloads required for transporting current exercising equipment are costly and would take up valuable cargo space that would otherwise be allocated to research related items or sustenance. Factor in the scaling of current "special space agent" missions times 20-50, and the problem is further exacerbated. Therefore, the proposed design has warranted potential for the short term need of Mars missions, and additionally satisfy the long-term goal of taking humanity to infinite and beyond.
ContributorsLam, Quoc Phuong (Author) / Polygerinoa, Panagiotis (Thesis director) / Zhang, Wenlong (Committee member) / Engineering Programs (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2018-05
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The interaction between England and Scotland is complicated and continually changing. Scottish writer Sir Walter Scott examines this long-standing relationship through his various writings. Scott conveys a presence that is both acutely aware of the damages enacted upon Scotland by various English political efforts, and sensitive to the delicate relationship that the two regions had begun to form during his lifetime. Through a critical analysis of Scott's novel, Rob Roy, one can see the various strategies Scott used to balance the need to address prior controversies within the relationship, and the petition to move beyond the prior conflict and develop a mutual understanding of each culture. Through this, Scott is able to regenerate a sense of Scottish nationalism for his people, and encourage improved relations within the British Isles.
ContributorsChotena, Chelsea (Author) / Facinelli, Diane (Thesis director) / Foy, Joseph (Committee member) / White, Julianne (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2013-05
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This paper addresses many of the problems that will be encountered when travelling to Mars and discusses the possibility of different solutions. Protection from radiation, oxygen production, and water sources are some of the major problems and the solution to these problems are vital for the success of future space travel. By utilizing technology that has already been used in space travel and implementing the use of technology that is successful on Earth, humans will be able to live on Mars successfully.
ContributorsWebber, Kaitlin Brooke (Author) / Culbertson, Robert (Thesis director) / Foy, Joseph (Committee member) / School of Earth and Space Exploration (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2020-05