THE DAMAGE DETECTOR RING
Damage Detector Group
The Damage Detector Ring (DDR), a manipulated ring that moves around the spacecraft, scan it and detect any damages affecting the spacecraft exterior. Its circular and vertical movement using magnetic field allows for a fast and efficient scanning hence, safe space travel.
THE MAGNATIC FEILD AND THE RING MOTION
The main idea behind the ring motion is to produce the same magnetic charges in the interior of the ring and the exterior of the spacecraft using electrical current.
Theoretically, the ring and the spacecraft would have a common center as like charges repel each other, keeping the annulus* constant.
For vertical movement, incresing the magnatic feild of the spacecraft on one side while reducing it on the other would repel the ring toward the lower magnatic feild.
*Annulus: the space between the ring and the spacecraft.
THE USER INTERFACE
Scanning of the spacecraft is achieved by 3D scanning cameras applied to the ring interior. These images are transferred to be viewed on the user interface screen. It could be programmed to alarm the astronauts when the damage exceeds the threshold and/or could be manually visualized by the astronaut. The user interface screen contains the following:
View of the scanning state (percentage and location)
View the spacecraft part that is being scanned as a 3D image that can be manipulated
Show the percentage of damage and change on the spacecraft surface
Archive for saved images
“The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.”
Carl Sagan
THE DAMMAGE DETECTORS
Mohammed Alali
Shyma alhuwaider
Jawaher Abosamel
Mahmoud A Farghal
Abdulaziz S Alrashidi
Ebtisam Ali Alhuwaider
