ABSTRACT

The year is 2050 the planet has surpassed the reversible period of controlling climate change damage. The
Earth is vulnerable to ecological and natural disasters. Our team has come up with an imaginative and
innovative way to establish colonisation on Mars.

Our settlement is made on the lava-free part of a plain on mars called ‘Acidalia Planitia’. This is because
this plain has the highest uranium density since mining uranium for fission is be one of the main source of
electricity along with solar panels and piezoelectricity.

Water is one of the main resource’s humans need to survive which is limited in mars, rather than carrying
water on our spaceship we will create water by the process of nuclear fission in which we will have to
remove a specific number of electrons and protons from carbon to form hydrogen. This reaction will
require a lot of energy for which uranium reactors will be used. The uranium will be mined from mars.
This process will be continuously taking place. It is also dangerous as nuclear reactions will be taking
place, so for stabilising it control rods/absorbing rods will be used which will give us hydrogen and a very
useful biproduct - electricity.

Crops like Potatoes, Broccoli, Onion along with others will be grown using aeroponics. since this ensures
less water-wastage. Secondly, we will make use of 3D bio-printers for 3D printing edible meat which is a
healthier alternative.

Most of the labour including construction, mining, house hold work etc. will be done by various automations
and robots. There are even medical robots that would be precise and accurate enough to perform surgery. Aside
from that, automation systems have been provided for personal use including a pet robot.

As far as residencies go, there are 3 different types residencies for luxury stays, scientific research facilities
and lodging for refugees.

One crucial factor about our settlement is that no resource is wasted. Instead, most of the resources have
been recycled: Organic waste is being repurposed to make biofuel, leftover hydrogen from spaceships are
being reused to make water etc.

Our settlement is really a big leap for humanity and brings with it a new horizon of scientific research and
development. Come join us at Cydonia for a once in a lifetime opportunity
(rendered and non-rendered model of the settlement)
 Amity Space Set Design Competition [ASSDC]

Team Data Form

Name of the primary teacher/advisor: PRIYANKA SINGH, RASHMI SEHRAWAT

School: AMITY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL PUSHP VIHAR TEAM 1

(SENIOR)

School Address: AIS, PUSHP VIHAR,SECTOR 7,NEW DELHI

School City, State, Zip or Postal Code: NEW DELHI 110017

Country: INDIA

Daytime Telephone at School: 011-29561561

Cellular or Mobile Phone: 987332342, 9873038042

E-mail address: principal@aispv.amity.edu

Alternate E-mail address: rashmisingh.sehrawat@gmail.com

Names, [gender], and (grade/age) of 15 students currently expecting to attend the Competition:

Name [gender](grade/age)

ARSH ARORA [M](X/14) ARNAV CHOUDHARY [M](X/14)

ARYAN GAUTAM [M](X/14) AADITYA RAJ VERMA [M](X/14)

DAKSH DHULL [M](X/14) AVNEET KAUR [F](X/14)

TAARUSH GOSWAMI [M](X/14) YATEE SEHGAL [F](X/14)

SUHANI CHAUHAN [F](X/14) MANASVI JAIN [F](X/14)

GUNAGYA KOCHAR [M](X/14) AKSHITA BHANDARI [F](X/14)

DHRUV BHANDARI [M](X/14) SHEVANSH NAGAR [M](X/15)

LAKSH KHETRAPAL [M](X/15)

Names of two adult advisors expecting to attend the competition:

PRIYANKA SINGH [F] RASHMI SEHRAWAT [F]

_______________________ ____________18/6/22

Signature of Primary Advisor

TABLE OF CONTENTS

S. no. Content Page no.

1 Placement of 6
Settlement

2 Magnetic Field 6

3 Oxygen 6

4 Water 6

5 Electricity 7

6 Construction 8
Materials

7 Scalability of 8
Settlement

8 Food Production 8-9

9 Temporary Settlement 9

10 Waste Management 9

11 Robots 9-14

12 Community Layout 15

13 Residencies 15-16

14 Recycling Activities 16

15 Spacesuits 16

16 Costing 17

17 Recreational Activities 18

19 Data Security System 21

20 Appendix 22
 PLACEMENT OF SETTLEMENT

Our settlement will be made on the lava-free part of a plain on mars

called
‘Acidalia Planitia’. This is because this plain has the highest uranium
density on mars and therefore, with the help of mining robots, abundant
uranium will be obtained. Also, this place has a stable temperature, making
it more comfortable for our inhabitants. Image Credits:
businessinsider.com (click here for image)

MAGNETIC FIELD

To prevent our settlement from the harmful radiations that the atmosphere of mars may contain, an artificial
magnetic field will be created using a very a large iron ore and pass electricity through it to make it a magnet
and abundant fuel (with less current and more voltage) This fuel would be provided by the methods of
electricity production mentioned below

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION

OXYGEN

The atmosphere of mars has 95% of carbon dioxide, so, CO2 to Oxygen converters will be used on a large scale
to get a large supply of oxygen.

WATER

Carbon dioxide will accumulated by the CO2 to O2 converters. The protons of the carbon atoms will be
removed by the process of nuclear fission so that the atom now has only 1 proton so that now it has the
properties of hydrogen, this new hydrogen atom will be combined with the oxygen produced by the CO2 to O2
converters to create water.
ELECTRICITY

Solar Panels: Solar panels would be placed in a large quantity

all around our settlement and on top of each house. The
transportation robots will also help to place additional solar
panels in the places receiving the most sunlight depending upon
the position of mars. There wouldn’t be that much shifting for
these additional solar panels since the speed of mars’ revolution
around the sun is way slower as compared to earth.

Piezoelectricity: Piezoelectricity consists of piezoelectric

crystals which when applied pressure on, produce electrical
energy. Such piezoelectric devices will be placed all over the
flooring plans in the interior of the houses as well as in all the
roads. With this, electricity would be generated simultaneously
as robots or people walk or vehicles move on roads or as people
will walk in their residencies.

Exercycles: Several buildings are dedicated just for the fitness of people since the muscle mass gets lower as
we spend time in space. In these buildings, several equipment including exercycles which would help in
converting kinetic energy into electrical energy. In this way electricity would be produced simultaneously as the
people are exercising. This electricity will be stored in large nickel-metal hydride batteries due to their greatly
large capacity, quick recharging abilities and environment friendliness. It is expected that by 2070, Nickel-
Metal Hydride batteries would become way more advanced.

Transparent Solar Panels: For maximum use of solar energy, the windows will contain transparent solar
panels since almost every house will have a window and these solar panels would act as a source of energy as
well as being see-through.

Uranium for Fusion: Uranium will be mined from the surface using the mining robots which will be explained
later (under Technological Engineering) . In the starting few years, uranium will be used directly, but after that
plutonium will be obtained from uranium and use that since plutonium is more efficient.

Biofuel: Biofuels are renewable transportation fuels where organic waste is converted into biofuel to produce
electricity. Transportation robots( please see Technological Engineering) will run on this recycled
transportation fuel.
Interior Transportation Rover (Melanite)- Melanite will be a 4 seated transport vehicle for the people living
in the residential area. It would run on the biofuel which would be made by recycling organic waste.

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

Martian Concrete Aluminium Oxide Magnesium Aluminate

This sturdy concrete-like material
can be produced using the Martian
soil. This would also help in
preventing the wastage of resources
since we are taking it from mars
itself.
Spinel
The surface of mars contains This material is glass
aluminium from which aluminium like in nature and can be
oxide will be made (using O2) for used to make windows
heat resistance. have more integrity and
heat resistance.
Magnesium is also
found on mars and thus,
this also helps in
preventing wastage of
resources.
SCALABILITY OF SETTLEMENT

Construction robots will be used to keep adding on to the houses/buildings. This will accommodate the addition
of 50,000 people every 35 years. Along with this multiple container houses will be set up which are basically
small foldable houses. Panelled houses will be used which consists of small detachable panels for the floorings
and walls of a house which then can be easily assembled. Using this, expansion of houses will be feasible.

FOOD PRODUCTION

Aeroponics: Crops would be grown using aeroponics. Aeroponics is the growing of crops without the use of
soil and reduced water consumption! Plants like Potatoes, Broccoli, Carrots, Corn, Cucumber, Onions, Peas,
Peppers, Strawberry, Sweet Potato, Tomatoes, and Watermelon, among many others, have been successfully
cultivated using aeroponics.

3d Bio-printing meat: For non-vegetarians, meat will be produced by 3D-Bio printing meat. This is a healthier
alternative, and it also decreases inhumane killing of animals. Technically, since this is not actual meat (but
tastes the same), even vegetarians can eat it.
TEMPORARY SETTLEMENT

When the spaceship from earth will land on mars, the spaceships would be
converted into temporary habitats for the humans to live in the till the
settlement is constructed. These would later be repurposed

WASTE MANAGEMENT

Waste will be recycled and repurposed. The 10% being sent to the landfill
where the waste will be further broken down to make biofuel.

ROBOTS

Construction Robot: Tank shaped robot that has 2 bulky arms. It

has an advanced 3d printer on it to print using any material. It
contains materials to 3d print inside it so that it can print at any
given time. It can swap out its hands for any other tool for any task
that has to be performed. It uses Artificial Intelligence to calculate
the fastest method to perform a task. To bear the harsh environment
of mars it will be made of tough materials namely titanium,
aluminium, tungsten, and a titanium alloy. For movement, it will be
using treads and thrusters for speed.

Mining Robot: The robot has a cylindrical container with deep

scoops in it that collect resources while mining. For deeper mining,
the robot has 2 extendable drills for hands to drill through any
material on mars and to dig bigger tunnels. The robot can
interchange the cylindrical scoops for a drill to cover a larger surface
area. The drills are made of cubic boron nitrate and the body uses
tungsten titanium alloy. Treads and thrusters are used for more
speed.

Exterior Transportation Robot: An ellipsoid robot. It has an inner

storage compartment to preserve materials for refining. It contains a
frozen CO₂ dispenser for preservation. It has 2 bulky arms for lifting
small materials irrespective of their weight. For bigger materials, it
will have a tray to hold the weight of the materials. It uses aviation
kerosene for power, ion thrusters and treads for speed.

Supervisor Robot: Inbuilt AI to supervise the work done by other

robots. It has the information of all the operations done by different
robots. In case it finds something is varying, it could act or report to
a human. The robot if malfunctioning can be remotely turned off. It
has paralyzing agents for prevention of any sort of crime.

POD (personal operating device): Provided to every person

entering the settlement. It is a lens worn in the eye. The eye lens is
based on Augmented Reality. AR alters one's ongoing perception
of the real-world environment. It will show a screen about the
person and can be used to chat and call someone. It also has remote
access to the robots in the person’s room. It can do many more
things such as play music, play games, show restaurant menus,
show the news and television on a huge screen that will only be
visible to the person wearing the lens. It will have its own Artificial
intelligence named A.L.I.C.E. (ARTIFICIAL LABILE
INTELLIGENCE CYBERNATED EXISTENCE).

Pet robot: The owner of the pet robot can customize its name
using the POD. It is a small oval-shaped robot made up of a soft
and furry substance so that the person can cuddle it. It will be 2
feet long and it can play games on the POD with the person. It can
also exercise with the user. It has a face that can change
expressions to show what it needs for example it would act sad
when it is low on charge or needs repairs. It will hover.

Restaurant robot B.A.R.L.E.Y: A robot that will have all the

essentials required for basic cooking. It will have a storage
compartment where it will collect all the used plates and left-over
food using it hands. It would be able to suck up any food particles
from the ground using suction pads at its bottom, simultaneously
cleaning the floor and tables.
REPAIRO ROBOT: It is a 5 feet robot that can move fast. It will have 6
hands which can repair the robot very quickly. The 6 different arms can
be equipped with different tools. Whenever there is an ambulance going
to save a person there will be one repairing robot wit h the ambulance so
that in the case of emergency the repairing robot can do its job there and
then. This robot will be with almost every automation robot to aid in any
scenario.

Household robot Butler Martin: It will be a cuboid with a big surface

area, and it can be extended up to 5 ft. It will have 2 extendable hands.
These arms will help the robot to do work such as cooking, cleaning, and
helping the residents. It would have a tablet at the top using which the
user would be able to set a routine for it and give it customized
commands. The user can also use voice commands. For example: - “Hey
Martin, can you play Bollywood songs on shuffle?”, or “Hey Martin,
prepare my morning tea with some hardboiled eggs please”.

Cleaning robot: It is a cylindrical-shaped robot that will work with

concept of nanobots. It has a vacuum cleaner as its feet. This robot will
be further divided into small robots which will have two arms each.
These mini robots will spread throughout the settlement during a specific
time and clean it. In case of an emergency, it can send a signal to the
specific robot to help. It will act both as a surveillance and a cleaning
robot.

Human intervention: Humans will have full control over the construction activities through a temporary
server which will be designed for remote human control in the early construction stages. While on route,
whenever any robot malfunctions, humans would be able to take remote control of any of the robots through
control centre and would be able to perform any procedures remotely.
Doctor robot: The Cuboidal 4 feet Robot will attend to all trauma and
urgent cases in every hospital around the settlement. I t will have
knowledge of every medical procedure to be done and the skill to perform
any medical surgery ever done. The bot will have a wide array of surgical
instruments, an oxygen cylinder, and other medical equipment and
medicines in the compartment which will be situated in the middle part of
its body.

Ambulance robot: This robot will be a big sized tube which will have
things like a bed, oxygen cylinders and tools necessary for medical
treatments. This robot will have two retractable hands which may help in
keeping the human on a bed inside. It will be accompa nied by a doctor
robot for critical cases and on sight treatment. It will be a fast-moving
robot. It will be connected to the AI which is the same as that in POD so
that if the POD finds any harm to the owner it can right away call the
ambulance robot and inform the type of harm that has happened like
physical harm by illness or accident.

Fire Emergency Robot: These spherical-shaped Bots are stationed at the

fire station and on detection of any fire-related incidents on the
settlement, they would be dispatched from their respective stations. Due
to their extremely lightweight design and the hovering capabilities, they
can reach the scene within minutes. On arrival, the fire bot assesses the
situation and ejects the mixture of halons, foam, and carbon dioxide to
exting uish the fire. During this process the fire bot contacts all
maintenance robots and medical robots for further assistance.

Life Finder: It will be an advanced hovering drone shaped bot within

built GPS and will have retractable hands with a vacuum and hyperloop
system inside it will have a very efficient cooling system using CO₂ and
aerogel insulation will be made outside it will be made out of platinum
graphite lead and thick aerogel it will contain heat senso rs and x-ray
sensors within built storage it will be analyzing biological samples and searching for life forms on Mars surface
and will be storing these samples.

Interior Construction Robot: The robot will be spherical with 2 arms on

either side which will be able to perform any construction procedure. For
movement it will contain 3 spider legs and will have ion thrusters .it will be
made out of titanium gold alloy and a lay er of tungsten, for a staying in
place the robot will release a powerful suction pad to stick to the surface of
the hull and do the construction it will have a 360 camera for assessment
and repair it using the material stored inside its body it will receive orders
on what needs to be constructed. It can even be controlled manually it will
have the ability to lift approx.200 kg. Will have a 3d printer to print all
missing parts.

Interior Transportation Robot: This would be a cube shaped robot that

would have a monitor and keyboard attached to its front with a 3d printer
for custom orders. It would also be used to understand the size and weight
of the goods so that it can adjust its suspensions and body accordingly.

Watch-iffier: This will be a custom watch that would be given as a

complimentary gift to exclusive members and scientist. This would show
you the notifications for all your robots. It would tell you if your pet bot is
charged, when the cleaning robot will come, etc. It would have a fitness
section, a music player, and a camera system. There would be a section
with included wireless earplugs for the watch. You can download any app.
It would also have a world clock, facetime and calling features. It would be
able to contact people in space and on Earth. It would be all you need for
daily work. It would be holographic with 3 haptics and gestures.

Emergency Evacuation Plan

In case of an emergency in any residency, the people residing in that area will be sifted immediately to
another non-compromised area. The evacuees would be transported via the melanite rovers and external
transportation robots.
Communication

Along with PODs(personal operating device), Light Fidelity- LiFi which is data transmission via LEDs or
infrared light will also be used. Along with LiFi, LPWAN (Low Powered wide area network) and WI-MAX are
the two modes of communication which also will be established and will operate between 3.2-5 GHz.

Community layout: Placement of all public and Residential areas

Government and office buildings: There will be a separate legislative, executive and judiciary as
governments. Proper elections will take place and Government buildings will include a court, parliament,
police stations, government offices.

Gathering Spaces: Restaurants, Cafes and Community Centres are available, along with Business Centres,
Meeting spaces and Offices. A variety of themed dining and retail options will be present including Decade
themed restaurants, Chocolate factory inspired dessert cafés and antique stores, ‘space streetwear’ shops and
more.

Education: Education is of prime importance to us. Permanent Residents and in – transit Passengers will
learn online at home. The lessons will also be recorded, and the children can listen to them anytime and
anywhere.
 Residencies

Ursa Major Manor: This facility provides luxurious living for high profile citizens of up to six people. This
is a two-story, hemispherical residence with a total area of 1700 sq. ft. 13 of these designs are required.

Cassiopeia Condo: This showstopping skyscraper is a sleek accommodation for refugees’ residents. The total
area for one apartment is 1000 ft and for one building is 10,000 sq. ft. (with 10 floors and 8 rooms per floor). 45
of these designs are required.

Virgo Villas: This residence provides modern living for researchers and scientists. It has a customisable room,
2 bedrooms and a luxurious lounge area. The total area is 1200 sq. ft. 13 designs would be required.
 Exterior Designs

Ursa Major Manor(left)/Cassiopeia Condo(right)

Business Development

Cydonia would generate revenue through various ways like passenger tickets, export of high-quality minerals
from Mars. Our settlement would be advertised in various ways such as sponsorships with news channels.
Advertisements of our settlement will be broadcasted in between of sport-events etc. The Amity International
School chain is the pinnacle of scientific
brilliance. Our settlement will be well advertised
in science fairs and related events hosted by
Amity like Vasudha etc. Traditional ways like
posters and advertisements will be placed along
with spreading awareness in schools. Teachers
would inform the students about our settlement
on mars. With the natural and ecological crisis,
the citizens of Earth would be eager to live in
our settlement and it would also be a new
experience for every citizen. Our settlement is
really a big leap for humanity and brings with it
a new horizon of scientific research and
development. Come join us at Cydonia for a
once in a lifetime opportunity
 Recycling Activities
1. Dismantling the spaceship to recycle its material
• 2. Using biodegradable organic waste as a fuel for transportation (methane ore any strong fuel
needed to burn biodegradable waste)
• 3. Fuels from metamorphic rocks
• 4. bioreactor containing ‘nitrifying’ bacteria and an algae-based photo-bioreactor, the bacteria
transform the urine to feed the algae while the algae take the carbon dioxide exhaled by the rats and
convert it into fresh oxygen.
• 5. Getting water from icy asteroids
• 6. Using plastic waste to make roads

COSTING

S no. Product Cost

1 Iron ore for magnetic field Rs 4,400/ Ton

2 Solar panels Rs 3,600/ Panel

3 Transparent solar panels Rs 50/ Sq feet

4 Magnesium aluminate spinel Rs 40/ Kg

5 Paneled houses Rs 40,000/ Panel

6 Orth fabric Rs 100/ Meter

7 Teflon Rs 675/ Kg

8 Dacron Rs 50/ Meter

9 Vectran Rs 1,327/ Sq

10 Polycarbonate Rs 102/ Kg
 Spacesuit
Six materials have been chosen for testing: Orth fabric, Teflon,
nigGaimat-coated Teflon, Dacron, Vectren, and Polycarbonate. The test
will help select the best materials for future Mars space suits

Recreational Activities

We will provide exceptional facilities for the enjoyment of its Residents and In- Transit members. The
activities will take place in the experience halls.

Recreational Activities Images of the Recreational Activities

a) Dust Surfing in Amusement Parks: Dust
storms in Mars are as common as rain on
Earth, in fact Mars contains one of the largest
dust storms in our solar system, it sure has its
pros and cons. Once they pass, they leave
mountains of dust acting as a perfect site for
you to surf upon.

b) Zero Gravity Rooms: A fun and relaxing

session where you get to float freely in a room
with no gravity. It can rather be called a stress
busting therapy session too as it relaxes your
body and mind to give you utter relief from
stress and anxiety. On the other hand, for
children and even adults it could be a pure
bliss of joy and entertainment.
c) Bowling: Bowling is one of the most
enjoyable activities where you can lose
yourself in the flow while also getting
exercise! This activity is all-inclusive, and it is
both mentally and physically challenging
while also giving you a great adrenaline rush
and decreasing your stress levels!
d) Gym: This is the perfect place to work out
on mars. Here you will be able to access
not only all the equipment which is
available on earth like weights for
resistive exercise that helps in
maintaining bone and muscle strength
while in space and exercycles too.

e) Karaoke and dance room: This

entertaining room will be enjoyed by all
passengers where they can forget
everything and just sway to the beat of the
music. They can socialise with their
friends and family while boosting their
mood and relieving their stress. From
singing your favourite songs to dancing
and partying with your friends, this is a
perfect spot for you to just enjoy and feel
the rhythm throughout your body.
 f) Virtual Reality Rooms: Of course, as we
can't explore the whole of Mars just yet,
we introduce you to a thrilling experience
of a virtual reality tour of the marvellous
wonders of Mars from the great Olympus
Mons to our settlement in Acidacia
Plantia, you can peek into any whereabout
you like, while just sitting and relaxing
in our VR rooms.

g) Tours: The passengers can have a one-of-

a-kind tour of the Mars surface. Enjoy the
scenic beauties of Mars with your loved
ones in comfortable automobiles. Enjoy
the mysterious glow of the exosphere, as
well as sunsets and sunrises.

Data Security System

We will be using multiple layers of security to protect our data centres and keep our visitors information
confidential these data centres will only be accessed by heads of the settlement
Data security in cloud computing requires a different approach—one that considers not only the threats but also
the complexity of data governance and security models in the cloud.
1. We will be using a firewall
2. We will be using secured data packets which will be passing through the mainframe
3. We will be using cloud retention to save documents and files in the cloud
4.we will have encryption on all the servers
5. Multifactor authentication – M.F.A
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