Large Scale Lunar Colony
Robotic Architectural Environments
Viral Structures initiative for Establishing Large Scale Colony Infrastructure on the Moon



SCHEDULE:

 

Date

 

Week

Topic (Lecture)

In-Class

Readings Due

Assignments Due

Jan.

 7

Mon

Introduction / Overview

of Viral Structures

Intro to Main Project

Fox, McCullough

 

Jan.

9

Wed

Modular Robotics /

Mechanical Motions, Kinetic Typologies

Readings Overview

Modular Robotics

Individual web pages established

Jan.

11

Fri

 

Scott Howe in Studio

Kit-of-parts concepts for self assembly

 

Readings Overview

Modular Robotics

01
(Assigned)

Jan.

14

Mon

NOTE: Michael Fox in HK

 

Teleconference Crits of Modular Unit

Lunar Environment

01
(Due)

02
(Assigned)

Jan.

16

Wed

NOTE: Michael Fox in HK

Teleconference Crits of Modular Unit

Lunar Environment

 

Jan.

18

W

NOTE: Michael Fox in HK

Teleconference Crits of Modular System

Lunar Environment

 

Jan.

21

Mon

Colony Master Planning

 

Review of Exercise 02

Colony Master Planning

02 (Due)

Exercise03 (Assigned)

Jan.

23

Wed

Scott Howe in Studio

NASA return to moon efforts

 

Colony Master Planning

Site Model Complete

03 (Due) Exercise04 (Assigned)

Jan.

25

Fri

Mid-Term Review 01

 

David Nixon in Studio

International Space Station Design and Construction

 

 

Colony Master Planning

Mid-Term Review

04 (Due)
Review Final Project Ideas

Jan.

28

Mon

No Topic Lecture

 

 

 

Jan

30

Wed

 

Final Project Discussion

Working / Desk Criticism

 

 

 

Feb

 

1

 

Fri

 

 

 

Working / Desk Criticism

Space Manufacturing

 

Feb

4

Mon

Space Manufacturing

 

 

Space Manufacturing

 

Feb

6

Wed

 

No Topic Lecture

Readings Overview

 

 

Feb

8

Fri

No Lecture

Working / Desk Criticism

 

 

Feb

11

Mon

 

LAB
Simulation  Software

 

 

 

Feb

13

Wed

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feb

15

Fri

NOTE: Michael Fox in HK

Working/Desk Criticism

 

 

Feb

18

Mon

Multi-body
Systems



 

 

 

 

Feb

20

Wed

 

No Topic Lecture

 

 

 

Feb

22

Fri

Mid-Term Review 02

 

 

 

05 (Due)

Feb

 

25

Mon

 

LAB
BASIC Stamp2 Robotics *

(PBASIC programming)

Servo Control

 

 

Feb

27

Wed

 

 

 

 

 

Feb

 

29

Fri

 

L AB
BASIC Stamp2 Robotics *

(PBASIC programming)

 

 

 

Mar

 

3

Mon

 

 

 

 

Mar

5

Wed

 

 

 

 

 

Mar

 

7

Fri

 

 

 

 

Mar

 

10

Mon

Scott Howe in Studio

Final Review

 

(Last Class Period)

 

 

 

The Parallax BASIC Stamp2 microprocessor will be used with the Board of Education (BOE)”