Attainable Artificial Gravity And Space Radiation Protection Solutions For Interplanetary Spaceships

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dc.contributor.advisorBannova, Olga
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBell, Larry
dc.contributor.committeeMemberKennedy, Kriss J.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberToups, Larry
dc.creatorBishop, Timothy Kyle
dc.creator.orcid0000-0001-7589-1520
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-04T00:10:43Z
dc.date.createdMay 2020
dc.date.issued2020-05
dc.date.submittedMay 2020
dc.date.updated2020-06-04T00:10:44Z
dc.description.abstractSpacecraft habitats designed for long duration human spaceflight currently lack feasible designs to protect the crew from the harmful effects of micro-gravity and space radiation. Prolonged exposure to micro-gravity can lead to various health issues while space radiation exposure varies from long-term illness to acute radiation poisoning with possible fatal doses. This thesis explores these issues in order to derive a design solution for a spacecraft habitat capable of protecting the crew from both micro-gravity effects and space radiation exposure. Radiation simulations were performed to gather data on the stopping power of spacecraft hulls when exposed to galactic cosmic radiation and solar particle events. The hulls were augmented with various materials of varying thicknesses to ascertain how effective and feasible it would be to construct a spacecraft out of traditional construction methods, while adding a radiation protection layer. An analysis into artificial gravity habitat topology was conducted to determine feasibility in design sizes and geometries. A torus shape was determined to be the optimal topology. An emphasis was placed on the concepts of operations of the spacecraft habitat construction as well as the interior structural assembly. The spacecraft habitat utilizes a combination of hard-shell modules and curved inflatable modules to form an idealized geometry suitable for spacecraft rotation, for the purposes of generating artificial gravity. The interior of the spacecraft was outfitted with sub-systems, equipment and furniture to visualize the habitat in a way that communicates the potential of the design.
dc.description.departmentMechanical Engineering, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/6667
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectspace architecture
dc.subjectspacecraft
dc.subjectspaceship
dc.subjectspace habitat
dc.subjectartificial gravity
dc.subjectspace radiation
dc.titleAttainable Artificial Gravity And Space Radiation Protection Solutions For Interplanetary Spaceships
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dc.type.genreThesis
local.embargo.lift2022-05-01
local.embargo.terms2022-05-01
thesis.degree.collegeCullen College of Engineering
thesis.degree.departmentMechanical Engineering, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplineMechanical Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science

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