Challenges in illumination analysis and design for Martian surface-level habitation

IF 1.6 Q2 MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
MethodsX Pub Date : 2024-08-08 DOI:10.1016/j.mex.2024.102898
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Abstract

It is needless to say that travel to and settlement on Mars are associated with extreme levels of scientific and engineering issues. This will only be amplified with the long-term duration of the mission, not only due to scarcity of resources, but also as the psychological aspects of the dynamics among the crew increase drastically. It should be emphasized that this is a scientific crew, who have undergone high levels of confinement during space travel to Mars, O (102 Earth days), are living in semi-solitude and partial confinement conditions for durations of O (103 Earth days), and even at the nominal termination of the mission, foresee a high-risk and arduous travel time of O (102 Earth days) back to the Earth. The mental weight of the described mission with its slow pace and tardy episodes, puts the crew under severe psychological issues. Minimal and conservative design of spaces, lack of constant access to the exterior, and social solitude are among major factors contributing to the psychological well-being of the crew. Furthermore, the overall lower levels of natural light, accompanied by the minimum possible area of transparent facades, protecting the crew from harmful radiations and cold exterior, burden the mental conditions of the crew even more. Given the limited availability of data from the surface of Mars, study of the effects linked to the lighting and illumination design of the habitats is challenging. The current manuscript hopes to shed light on the illumination and lighting design and simulation procedure, required data, assumptions, and final results for the surface-level habitats on Mars.

  • Mars / Sub orbital configuration allows for limited natural lighting, however, upon site-specific analysis, it might be considerable as a base passive source.

  • Current simulation tools are design based on Earth-bound design requirements. These need to be re-oriented to match available planetary data.

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火星表面居住照明分析和设计所面临的挑战
毋庸置疑,前往火星和在火星上定居都会遇到极端的科学和工程问题。随着任务的长期进行,这种问题只会更加严重,这不仅是由于资源的稀缺,还因为机组人员之间的心理动态会急剧增加。应该强调的是,这是一个科学机组,他们在前往火星的太空旅行中经历了 O(102 个地球日)的高度禁闭,在 O(103 个地球日)的时间里生活在半封闭和部分禁闭的条件下,甚至在名义上的任务终止时,也要预见返回地球的 O(102 个地球日)的高风险和艰苦的旅行时间。所述任务的精神压力、缓慢的节奏和迟缓的事件,使机组人员面临严重的心理问题。空间设计的简约和保守、缺乏与外界的经常接触以及社会孤独是导致机组人员心理健康的主要因素。此外,自然采光的总体水平较低,同时尽可能减少透明外墙的面积,以保护船员免受有害辐射和寒冷外部环境的影响,这些都给船员的心理状况造成了更大的负担。由于从火星表面获得的数据有限,研究与居住地的照明和照明设计有关的影响具有挑战性。目前的手稿希望阐明火星表面栖息地的照明和照明设计与模拟程序、所需数据、假设和最终结果。目前的模拟工具是根据地球上的设计要求设计的,需要重新调整,以符合现有的行星数据。
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