Rotating Housing Chambers for Extended Hypergravity Simulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing hypergravity systems fail to maintain hypergravity conditions for extended periods due to movement restrictions and lack of provisions for human survival needs, such as sunlight, food, and waste management, making long-term tests or exercises difficult.
Innovation Solution
A hypergravity system with a mechanical shaft, connecting arms, and housing chambers connected via an articulated mechanism, allowing for radial movement and independent object and waste outlets, along with provisions for sunlight, water, and sewage management, enabling continuous operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Duration of action of moving object
If hypergravity conditions are simulated using existing equipment, then hypergravity effects can be achieved, but the system cannot maintain operation for extended periods due to movement restrictions and lack of provisions for human survival needs
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into multiple independent housing chambers (accommodation chamber, training chamber, control chamber) that can operate independently. Each chamber is equipped with its own life support systems, allowing prolonged operation by segmenting the overall system into self-sufficient modules that address movement restrictions and survival needs separately.
Solution Approach 2:
The connecting arms are designed with articulated connections that allow dynamic movement and adjustment. The arms can rotate and extend to provide access to chambers while maintaining the hypergravity environment, enabling movement and operation flexibility without breaking the hypergravity condition continuity.
2Productivity
If hypergravity simulation is implemented, then training or testing can be conducted, but objects cannot enter or exit during rotation movement
Solution Approach 1:
Objects are loaded into the housing chambers before the hypergravity simulation begins. The chambers are sealed and equipped with all necessary supplies (food, water, equipment) in advance, allowing the system to operate continuously without needing to enter or exit objects during rotation.
Solution Approach 2:
The connecting arms act as intermediaries that can transfer objects to and from the chambers during controlled phases. The arms rotate with the system but can extend or retract to facilitate object transfer without disrupting the main hypergravity simulation in the accommodation chamber.
3Duration of action of moving object
If existing hypergravity equipment is used, then short-term tests can be performed, but the system lacks provisions for sunlight, food, water, and waste management
Solution Approach 1:
Life support functions are segmented into separate subsystems within different chambers. The accommodation chamber contains food storage, water supply, and waste management systems, while the control chamber manages overall system operations. This segmentation allows each subsystem to be optimized independently, managing complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing chambers serve multiple functions: they provide structural containment for hypergravity, house life support systems (food, water, waste), and accommodate occupants. The connecting arms provide both structural support and object transfer capability. This multi-functionality reduces overall system complexity by combining multiple systems into unified components.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables prolonged hypergravity simulations without interruptions, supporting human survival needs and facilitating object entry and exit, thus allowing for extended testing or training sessions.
Implementation Method 1
The present invention relates to a hypergravity system capable of simulating hypergravity conditions in a controlled environment through the rotation of housing chambers
Data Source
AI summary
Hypergravity system comprising a mechanical shaft connected to at least one central motor configured to cause rotational movement to the mechanical shaft, at least one connecting arm connected to the mechanical shaft, at least one housing chamber, and wherein each housing chamber is connected to a connecting arm by means of a hinged connection, wherein the hinged connection is configured so that, during rotation of the mechanical shaft, the housing chambers move radially outwards wherein the connecting arm comprises at least one object passage configured to enable the entry and/or exit of objects into the housing chamber by the connecting arm.