ATLAS
02
225m
105m
r = 10m
4m
12m
r = 165m
Central Axis: Storage, Transportation, 0-g activities
Manufacturing Torus: Manufacturing, Agriculture
Residential Torus: Residential Area
Research Labs: Facilitate research in various environments
The Umbrella: Solar Panel, Location of Thrusters, Spaceport
Dock
R = 210m
90m
h = 45m
157.5m
157.5m
750m
r = 40m
r = 76.5m
450m
Major Enclosed Volumes
Structure of Atlas
Fig 2.1.2
Sharvil S. - Blender
Major Additional Structures
80m
r = 125m
Tether Module: Stowage
and deployment of
asteroid retention/ capture
system; Facilities
movement of CASSSCs
and bots to asteroid
surface
Research
Labs
Research Labs
Fig 2.1.1
Sharvil S. - Blender
Dimension and Use of Volumes
RFP Point 2.1
A T L A S
A T L A S
Solar Panels
10m-30m
Size of
asteroid
Diameter of
asteroid/miles
Total estimated
mass /tonnes
Thrust
required/lb
Small
1-4
6.12 x 10¹¹
1.35 x 10¹⁴
Medium
4-7
3.3 x 10¹²
7.4 x 10¹⁴
Large
7-10
9.63 x 10¹²
2.16 x 10¹⁵
Fig 2.1.3 Structure of Atlas
[Made by Sharvil S. - Blender]
Major Features and Thruster Interface
RFP Point 2.1, 3.4
03
Shaft
Manufacturing
Torus
Storage Bulge
Residential Torus
Tether Module
Spaceport Dock
= Thruster
Interface
Mass of settlement: 6,882,000 tonnes
Table 2.1.3: Thrust requirements [Made by Kcavyan A on Canva]
Fig 2.1.4 (Right) Flat
Plate Propulsion Sizes
and Shape on Corner of
the Umbrella
Ashita B. - Fusion 360
Struts
Solar Panels
on Umbrella
(8cm thick)
Hexagonal flat
interface (Steel)
1m-5m
Buckystructure
mesh reinforcement
5m
A T L A S
Icon
Facility
Research facility
Recycle facility
land fill
Water Storage
Fractional Distillation
Gas Storage
Electricity Storage
Electricity Generation
Food processing/storage
Agricaltural Farm
Interior Layout and Location of Facilities
RFP Point 2.1, 3.4
04
A T L A S
Materials
Properties
Purpose
Source
CASSSCs
HBNNT
Neutron shielding
Radiation Protection
Earth and Stuff of Life
1
Silicon Buckystructure
High Strength; Impact Resistance;
Radiation Absorption
Prevents penetration of space
debris; Radiation Protection
Subcontracted:
Dirtbuilders
1776
Aluminum Oxynitride
Ultraviolet Absorption
UV Protection
Subcontracted:
Alaskol
1776
Water
Radiation Absorption
Radiation Protection
Asteroid/ Subcontract:
Stuff of Life
1189
Alumino Silicate
High Strength; Resist Pressure
Pressure Difference
resistance
Subcontracted:
Hard Roll
1207
Electrochromic Glass
Change Transmittance
Adapt Different Area’s
Illumination Requirement
Earth
12
,
Materials
Properties
Purpose
Source
CASSSCs
HBNNT
Neutron shielding
Radiation Protection
Earth and Stuff of Life
1
Silicon Buckystructure
High Strength; Impact
Resistance; Radiation Absorption
Prevents penetration of space
debris; Radiation Protection
Subcontracted:
Dirtbuilders
3625
Aluminum alloy
High Formability; High Hardness
Proved Strength
Subcontracted:
Alaskol
3625
Silica Aerogel
Ultralight; Extremely Low
Thermal Conductivity
Insulator of heat
Subcontracted:
Hard Roll
1253
Lunar regolith
Insulation, Secondary Radiation
Foundation of Construction
Subcontracted:
Holey Moley
2221
05
Hull and Window Materials
RFP Point 2.1, 3.1
Windows
Hull
HBNNT
Silicon Buckystructure
Aluminium Oxynitride
Water
Alumino-silicate glass
Electrochromic glass
[
2x10 m
-5
0.15m[
0.15m[
0.05m[
0.1m[
0.001m[
HBNNT
Silicon Buckystructure
Aluminium 7075
Aerogel
Lunar Regolith
[
2x10 m
-5
[
0.15m
[
0.15m
[
0.05m
[
0.2m
Hull (above) & Window (below) Materials
Fig 2.1.5, 2.1.6
[Barak G. & John Z. in Blender]
Table 2.1.1, Hull Materials [Made by Steve G. & Mark W.]
Table 2.1.2, Window Materials [Made by Steve G. & Mark W.]
A T L A S
Asteroid Retention System
RFP Point 2.4, 5.4
06
S O L I D
R U B B L E
Settlement
matches the speed
of the asteroid
Settlement
matches the speed
of the asteroid
Deploy thrusters
from the settlement
onto the asteroid
Deploy thrusters
from the settlement
onto the asteroid
In-built sensors
calculate the
angular velocity
In-built sensors
calculate the
angular velocity
Thrusters work in
the opposite
direction to ‘de-
spin’ the asteroid
Thrusters work in
the opposite
direction to ‘de-
spin’ the asteroid
Tethers are released
from the settlement
to anchor onto the
asteroid
Tethers are released
from the settlement
to anchor onto the
asteroid
Buckystructure fabric
is deployed to wrap
around the asteroid.
Prevents any shedding
Buckystructure fabric
is deployed to wrap
around the asteroid.
Prevents any shedding
Settlement
matches the speed
of the asteroid
Settlement
matches the speed
of the asteroid
A fabric system is
deployed on the
asteroid's surface
A fabric system is
deployed on the
asteroid's surface
Bots attached to each
corner of the fabric
travel around the
asteroid to cover its
surface
Bots attached to each
corner of the fabric
travel around the
asteroid to cover its
surface
The bots drag the
asteroid to the
settlement
(feedback loop)
The bots drag the
asteroid to the
settlement
(feedback loop)
Once de-spun, the
central pod will
deploy its latching
system
Once de-spun, the
central pod will
deploy its latching
system
Enables the
settlement to
‘dock’ onto
asteroid
Enables the
settlement to
‘dock’ onto
asteroid
Fig 2.4.1 Solid Asteroid Retention [Made by Anisha G. on Canva]
Fig 2.4.2 Rubble Asteroid Retention [Made by Anisha G. on Canva]
A T L A S
Devices
Function
Gyro Sensor
Measure and record changes in angle as the asteroid rotates
Radio Antenna
Send and receive radio waves to calculate doppler shift
Processing Unit
Perform all calculation and control the bots
Thrusters (360
degrees in freedom)
Provides the angular velocity required to counteract the asteroid’s
rotation
Material
Purpose
Stainless Steel
Shields against lunar dust and provides general strength
Silicon Buckystructure
(BuckyBreakthrough)
Shields against lunar dust and provides general strength
Solid Asteroid De-spinning System
RFP Point 2.4, 5.4
07
Table 2.4.1 Solid Asteroid De-spinner [Made by Aakash Z., Alleena O.
on Canva]
Asteroid De-spinner Bot
Bots equipped with thrusters will first counteract the angular velocity of the
target asteroid to capture and retain the body
Fig 2.4.3 Solid Asteroid De-spinner Bot
[Made by Arinjay G. on Blender]
Fig 2.4.4 Solid asteroid de-spinning system
[Made by Arinjay G. on Blender]
A T L A S
Device
Purpose
Gyro Sensor
Measure and record change in angle as the asteroid rotates
Radio Antenna
Send and receive radio waves to calculate doppler shift
Processing Unit
Perform all calculation and control the bots
Thrusters (360 degrees
in freedom)
Provides the angular velocity required to counteract the asteroid’s
rotation
Fabric Capture system
Deploys the fabric and allows the settlement to latch onto the
asteroid
Rubble Asteroid Capture System
RFP Point 2.4, 5.4
08
Table 2.4.2 Fabric System used for Rubble Asteroids [Made by Aakash Z. , Alleena O. on
Canva]
Fig 2.4.5 Rubble Asteroid De-spinner
(Fabric Structure) [Made by Arinjay G.
on Blender]
Fabric System Bot
Bots attached to corners of the fabric, travel around the asteroid to cover its
surface
Both Stainless Steel and Silicon Buckystructure are also used to construct the bot
Fig 2.4.6 (Left) Rubble Asteroid
De-spinner [Made by Raja Q. in
Blender]
A T L A S
RFP Point 3.1
Access to Alaskol and Alexandriat for
materials
Low Orbital Speed for docking
Earth’s satellites can be used for
communication
Operational Material
Use
Sources
Quantity of
CASSSCs
Silicon Buckystructure
Autonomous
Robots
BuckyBreakthroughs
1
Stainless Steel
Autonomous
Robots
Hard Roll
3
Stone
Housing
Asteroid Mining
150
PVC-O
Piping
Carbon Creations
3
Lithium Ion Batteries
Power Storage
Earth
1
Wire Harnesses
Power
Distribution
Zap Industries!
2
LOCATION AND OPERATIONAL MATERIALS
09
Fig 3.1.1, Constructional Orbit, [Made by
Kabir on Canva]
Table 3.1.1, Operational materials, [Made
by Noufil on Canva]
A T L A S
Bot Storage for MRO
Fuel Storage for
Refuelling
Internal CASSSC
Transport System
10
Micro G Docking Facilities
RFP Point 7.0
Views of Dock Configuration
Fig 7.1 Actual Dock View [Shiv K, Blender]
Fig 7.2 Dock View Candy Render [Shiv K, Blender]
Spaceship
Spacesuits and Human
amenities
CASSSC Storage
Research Sample Storage
Internal Human
Transport
Passenger wait
platform
80m
The dock will be located above the solar panels
and will have 0g.
Docks will allow only 1 spacecraft to dock at a
time
Docks will connect directly to internal CASSSC
and Human Transport Systems.
Docks will have refeulling, MRO and storage
capabilities. Area allocations are given in Fig 7.2
Sandy bots for exterior repair will be
repurposed and used for Maintainance Repair
and Overhaul of Docked Spacecraft.
A platform for humans to wait during arrival or
departure is present adjecent to the Human
Transport System
Humans will be able to access spacesuits and
human amenities at the waiting platform
Solar Panel
Dock
Spacecraft
80m
Transportation tube
Pressurised interface
Electromagnet
Power unit
Conducting unit
Central shaft
Pressurised interface
Electromagnet
A T L A S
11
Rotational Interface and Rotating Volumes
RFP Point 2.1
Rotating
Non - Rotating
750m
Fig 2.2.2 Rotating & Non-Rotating
Volumes [Made by Sharvil S and Vidit
B in Blender]
The rotational interface connects the non-
rotating shaft to the rotating spokes
Electromagnets prevent contact between
volumes
Ball bearings can be used if electromagnets
are affected by asteroids
450m
1.8 rpm
Fig 2.2.1 Rotational Interface
[Made by Anisha G. on
Canva]
A T L A S
Phase 4: 0-g Module Wireframe is constructed and the
panels of the Tori are laid out.
Construction Sequence
RFP Point 2.3, 3.4
12
Phase 2: Solar Panels laid out, port constructed and
made operational
Phase 3: Wireframe constructed (subcontracted to BeamBuilders)
of the central shaft, rotational interfaces and spokes.
Phase 1: Construction shack is subcontracted to
Blown Away and populated. Facilities like specialised
spacesuits and rest areas are provided within. Jigs
are assembled
Jan.2062-Apr.2063
450m
80m
Fig 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3, 2.3.4 [made by Sharvil S. on
Blender]
h=225 m
r=76.5 m
210m
165m
A T L A S
Phase 8:
Tether module is
constructed and
made operational.
Settlement is
complete.
Construction Sequence
RFP Point 2.3
13
Phase 5: Residential and industrial Tori are made
operational.
Phase 6: The Research Lab Spokes are now constructed
which can slide for variable ‘g’.
Phase 7: Research labs are
pressurised. Manufacturing
Torus is variably
pressurized. 0-g module is
made operational. Solettas
subcontracted to
LightWorks are
implemented.
Fig 2.3.5, 2.3.6, 2.3.7, 2.3.8 [made by Sharvil S. on
Blender]
Research Labs
6 sq. km
r = 40m
r = 40m
125m
750m
80m
A T L A S
1.5m
Jigs
RFP Point 3.3
14
Description of Jigs
Assembly Jigs:
A type of jig which holds,
supports and locates the
workpiece in order to guide
one or more tools or process
operations.
Quantity: 300 jigs
Ring Jigs:
Jigs which are utilized
to drill holes or guide
machine tools on
circular flanged parts.
Quantity: 150 jigs
Drilling Jigs:
Jigs which are utilized
to locate and clamp
the component
firmly.
Quantity: 250 jigs
Moth hooks jigs:
Preliminary Jigs which will be
utilized for molding low-profile
jigheads designed (arrive hinged)
Quantity: 10 Jigs
3m
0.2m
3m
3m
1.5m
0.8m
1.7m
2m
1.7m
Figure 3.3.1: Assembly Jigs [Vedant N. on Blender]
Figure 3.3.1: Drilling Jigs [Xinrui L. on Blender]
Figure 3.3.1: Ring Jigs [Ashita B. on Fusion 360]
Figure 3.3.1: Unfolding Jigs by Moth [Vedant N. on
Blender]
A T L A S
Bot name
Function
How?
Quantity
Squidward
Makes internal
building structures.
Arms, storage, and
welding
Places walls using arm.
Welds or cements using
arms.
500
Plankton
Makes walls within
structures such as
between rooms in
apartments
Uses lunar regolith
filament from Alexandriat
Pumps filament through
nozzle attached to an arm
250
SquidwardX
Makes furniture for
apartments
Arms for placing
furniture.
Uses arm with nozzle to
3D print furniture.
Arms place furniture
based on layout sent to
bot.
500
Construction Robots
RFP Point 5.1
15
Table 5.1.2: Internal Costruction Bots [Made by Taher K on Canva]
Squidward
Fig 5.1.4:
[Vedant N.
Blender]
Internal Construction Bot:
2m
1m
1.2m
Plankton
Fig 5.1.5
[Ashita B -
Fusion 360]
2m
1m
1m
A T L A S
Bot name
Function
How?
Quantity
Sandy
Curving
panels
Heat and Pressurise the
material into shape.
150
Welding
Utilizes a welding torch
Wireframing
Use arms to organize the wires
and install them
Panel
Placing
Press the plate into position
and stabilize.
3D printing
Use a mounted 3D printing
machine to print out the
designated item.
Pearl
Moving large
objects
Mobile arm to pick, transport,
place materials, CASSSCs, etc.
100
Gary
Sealing
Use nozzle and squirt the gel
400
Painting
Spray paint/brush paint to the
plate.
10m
5m
Construction Robots
RFP Point 5.1, 3.3
16
External Construction Bot
Table 5.1.1: External Construction Bots [Made by Taher K on Canva]
Sandy
Fig 5.1.1
[Ashita B.
Krita ]
3 -
12m
1m
2m
Pearl
Fig 5.1.2
[Yashaswin
M. on
Blender]
1m
2m
2.2m
Gary
Fig 5.1.3
[Vedant N.
on Blender]
A T L A S
Unfolds
1.5m
0.8m
Fig 3.3.1: Ring Jig; [Ashita B
on Fusion 360]
3m
3.5m
5m
7m
Jigs
RFP Point 3.3
17
Assembly of Jigs
Flowchart 3.3.2: Assembly of Jigs; [Naman K. on Canva]
Transported from Earth in
CASSSCs.
They will be folded around
hinge joints.
1
Welding the hinge joints
will be done for
strengthening of the jigs
3
The construction bots will
unload the jigs
Unfolding of jigs will also be
done by external construction
bot.
2
The construction bots will
assemble the jigs to form
the framework of the
structure.
4
7m
2m
2m
3m
Welding
Flowchart 3.3.1: Assembly of Jigs; [Vedant N. on Blender]
Gases
Industrial
Residential
Agriculture
Nitrogen
80%
78%
71%
Oxygen
18%
21%
21%
Carbon-dioxide
2%
1%
8%
Liquid air supplied by Stuff of Life
Fractional distillation of air done at Distillery [industrial
tori] into its components
Revitalization and purification subcontracted to Clean Up
Your Act using HEPA-17 filters
Thermal regulation at 18-23 ℃ using Thermal Control
System
Humidity regulation at 30-50% using ultrasonic and
impeller (de/)humidifiers
Pressure regulation at 11 psi using Pneumatic Pressure
Regulators
Maintenance of regulators subcontracted to Stuff of Life
65 inital CASSSC’s of air required
AIR COMPOSITION
Table 2.1.3: Air Composition; [Made by Shivanjali S.
on Canva]
A T L A S
Pressurisation of Volumes
RFP Point 2.1, 2.2, 3.2
18
Pressurized
Non - Pressurized
Variably pressurized
Pressurized Volumes
Residential torus and trusses
Manufacturing trusses
Control center in both tori
Pressurisation of Volumes
Fig 2.2.2
[Made by Sharvil S. on Blender]
225m
55m
90m
h = 45m
r = 40m
r = 76.5m
450m
r= 165m
R= 210 m
157.5m
Non-pressurized volumes
Spaceport dock
Central shaft
Control center in the central shaft
Variably pressurized volumes
Manufacturing/Industrial torus
Research facilities
A T L A S
RFP Point 4.1
Community Plan
19
Fig 4.1 Community Plan [Made by Human Factors team on Diagrams Net, Canva]
*Residents can access natural sunlight from all points of the residential torus through the silicon buckystructure.*
A T L A S
20
Utility Routings
RFP Point 3.2
Fig. 3.2.1: Utility routings; Made by Xinrui L. on
Prodrafts
Transportation
Water pipelines
The Underground Tram System
will be used for transportation
within the tori.
For inter-tori movement of
CASSSCs or humans, the
CASSSC elevator will be used.
Water pipelines will be comprise
PVC-O pipes
Fig. 3.2.2: PVC-O pipes; Lawrence Q
Fig 3.2.3 View of Utility Routes in Atlas
[Made by Raja K on Blender]
*refer to fig 4.1
A T L A S
Commodities
Quantity per person per year
Total quantity per year
CASSSCs
Toothbrush
4
37400
17
Toothpaste
8
74800
Toilet paper
standard-size 15 rolls
140250 rolls
Soap bars
13 bars
121550 bars
Skin and hair
products
25 shower gel bottles, 5 face
wash bottles, 11 shampoo
bottles, 5 moisturiser
bottles, 1 comb
233770 shower gel bottles,
46750 face wash bottles,
102850 shampoo bottles,
46750 moisturizer, 9350
combs
Medical Kits
4 (basic medication,
bandaids, gauze, ahdesive
tape, etc)
37400
1
Stationary Kits
3 (pen, pencil, eraser,
notebook, etc)
28050
1
Clothing
40 (general clothing items)
374000
23
Total
1252920
42
Consumables & Other Supplies
RFP Point 4.1
21
Types
Per year (in kg)
CASSSCs Unit
Whole grains
764,088
60
Pulses
160,440
12
Fruits
913,308
72
Greens
150,348
12
Nuts
116,688
12
Sugar
242,352
16
Salt
242,352
16
Chocolate
100,980
7
TOTAL
(including
surplus)
2,690,556
207
Table 4.1.1: Non-consumables [Krisha Rastogi on Canva]
Table 4.1.2: Consumables [Vandita Sharma on Canva]
A T L A S
Passenger vehicle
CASSSC
4.5m
Fig. 3.2.8: Underground tram; [Made by
Inaya S. in Procreate]
Private transport vehicle for
each resident in the settlement
Internal Transport
RFP Point 3.2
22
Private Transport
Public Transport
Underground Tram System will
have 255 driving units as
repurposed CASSSCs with each
having capacity of 12 people.
People can reach the Underground
Tram System using elevators.
CASSSCs can be transported from
the central cylinders to anywhere
on the tori using the Underground
Transport System
Fig. 3.2.9: Diagram of cargo & public
transport system; [Made by Xinrui L. in
Prodrafts & Huashijie]
10m
35m
165m
Fig. 3.2.7: Segway, Private transport; [Made
by Aakash Z. on Fusion 360]
80m
A T L A S
Bot
name
Function
How?
Quantity
MothX
Drill and collect
materials to bring
back to settlement
Drill used to obtain
materials
A scooper gathers
materials and stores it
in unit.
5
PearlX
Moving ores from
asteroids into
CASSSCs
Collects ores from the
asteroid and loads it
onto CASSSCs using
arm
10
Ore will be broken down by MothX
PearlX with a robotic arm will place it in the CASSSC.
The CASSSCs will be transported using thrusters that are
repurposed from de-spin systems with an additional
gripper
Movement of Asteroid Material
RFP Point 7.0
23
Asteroid Resource, Harvesting and Shipping
Table 7.0.1: Asteroid surface Bot and Function [Made by Taher on canva]
2m
2.4m
3.2m
Fig 7.0.1:
MothX [by Vedant N. - Blender]
Suffix X used for repurposed bots
A T L A S
Movement of CASSSCs from Asteroids
RFP Point 7.0
24
Fig 7.4: CASSSCs [Made by Arinjay G. on blender)]
Repurposing of Solid Asteroid De-spinner
Repurposed as
CASSSCs
movement bots
Material is
supplied
The Solid Asteroid
De-spinner attaches
itself to the side of
the CASSSCs
Propel itself to
the settlement
using thrusters
9.144m
4.572m
4.572m
Fig 7.3: Moving to settlement [Made by Inaya on Canva]
A T L A S
Asteroid Capture and Retention Systems
RFP Point 7.0
25
Preventing Material Shedding
Incorporate containment nets that are
durable, flexible and resistant to space
environment conditions .
The nets will be made of Silicon Bucky
structures.
The openings in the mesh are designed
to be 0.02 by 0.02 m in diameter.
Implement active surface stabilization
techniques using sprayed-on adhesives
or fast-hardening foams that bind
surface materials before movement.
Dust Mitigation
Samples and ores of asteroids
extracted.
Sent near the tethers.
Nitrogen showers.
Loaded into CASSSCs and sent to
research facilities via internal CASSSC
transport system.
Fig 7.5 Nitrogen Shower, Shiv
K, Blender
4.6m
9.2m
5.4m
A T L A S
DOSIMETERS
SpongeBob has built in
dosimeters to keep
residents notified of
radiation balance.
DETECTORS
Particle detectors will be
installed along with the
smoke detectors to
detect radiation particles
- any imbalance will send
an alert to SpongeBob
Radiation Protection and Research Labs
RFP Point 4.3
26
*A separate
contractor will be
used to get the
equipment needed
and materials to
make prototypes.
Fig 4.3.1: Research lab
[Made by Ananya P. on MS Paint and Coohom]
A T L A S
Type of Analysis method
Equipment
What it does
Metal separation using nanobot
Nanobots obtained from Alexandriat
Separates metals so easier to observe
Organic compound separation
Organic solvents
Separates organic compounds so they are
easier to observe
Mechanical intervention
Drill and crusher used based on purpose
Allows the breakdown of external surfaces to
find the internal composition
Radioactivity detection
Geiger counter
Helps find whether radioactive materials are
present in samplee
UV-vis
UV Vis Spectrometer
Helps get chemical identity on organic
molecules in asteroid
X-ray crystallography
MicroMax-007 HF X-ray generator. VariMax mirrors.
Hybrid photon counting (HPC) X-ray area detector.
Oxford Cryosystem.
Crystallography equipment for crystal transport to
synchrotrons.
Chemical identity of metals present in sample
Mass spectroscopy
Mass spectrometer
Identify unknown compounds by molecular
weight determination and find structure and
chemical properties of the compounds.
Machine Equipment in Laboratories
RFP Point 4.4, 7.0
27
Table 4.4.1: Machine Equipment in Laboratories
[Made by Hridank G]
A T L A S
Type
Monthly
(in kg/person)
Monthly
(by all in kg)
Initial quantities(in
CASSSCs)
Whole Grains
6.81
63,674
4
Pulses
1.43
13,370
3
Fruits
8.14
76,109
5
Greens
1.34
12,529
2
Nuts
1.04
9,724
1
Meat
6.41
60,000
4
Total
25.17
235,406
19
Total + 25% surplus
294,257.5
23
Food Production and Processing
RFP Point 3.2
28
Storage and Delivery
Storage will be done in repurposed CASSSC’s.
Hermetic bags will be used for storage and will
maintain optimal temperature and humidity
Drone and Delivery used for delivery.
Food Production and Processing:
Garden A Go-Go will be subcontracted for farms
in the Industrial Tori
Vertical Farming and Aeroponics will be used
Meat will be produced using stem cell culturing in
the industrial tori
Food will be canned and heated in the Food
Processing Plant [industrial tori] to avoid growth
of microorganisms.
Growth
21% of produce is cultivated in edible
landscapes as vertical orchards on
residential buildings, while the remaining
79% is grown on farms.
Table 3.2.1: Food Production; [Naman K on Canva]
Retractable arms
(Ranges from 10ft-3ft)
Cutter
Storage
Compartment
10ft
30ft
Adapted from Canva AI
Generator
(Vertical Farming)
4ft
2ft
Fig 3.2.5: Flora;
[Ashita B on Fusion 360]
A T L A S
Communications
RFP Point 3.2
29
Internal Communication
Mode: LiFi, there will be LiFi modulators placed
throughout the settlement, each with a range of 150 feet.
Speed- 220 Gb/s
Personal Communication Device - SpongeBob
External Communication
Antennas present on the settlement will be
subcontracted to OrbitLink Communications
Relay Satellites will be subcontracted by
Dougledyne Astrosystems through Litigation
Limiters
Placement of Relay Satellites - In Medium Earth
Orbit
Fig 3.2.7 ; External Communication [made by Kabir B on Canva]
Holographic
projector
Emergency
alarm
Integrated
into
settlement
ecosystem
Health and
Productivity
tracker
Voice
assistant
Access Key
to rooms
Fig 3.2.6 Spongebob [made by
Ashita B. in Krita, Fusion 360]
3cm
4cm
A T L A S
Network devices made of germanium
buckystructure to reduce energy
consumption
Control Room
Function
Manufacturing
Torus
Air composition control
Emergency and repair bots commanded here
Manufacturing data backed up every day
Waste, electricity, water level monitoring
Residential
Torus
Bot control for personal interaction and recreational monitoring
Control of Dr.Krabs, Karen
Controlling airlocks
Communications inter/intra-settlement
Central Axis
Control of data management and storage provided by labs
Control of deployment of robots performing tasks on asteroids.
Control Rooms
RFP Point 5.2
30
Control room functions
2.5m
4m
1.5m
Fig 5.2.1: Control Room
[made by Ashita B. on Krita]
Table 5.2.1: Control Room Functions [Made by Taher K on Canva]
Contingency
Prevention
Measure
Water leak
Water pressure
sensors in pipes
Interfaced automatic
leaking taps
Turning water supply off →
Pipe repair by SquidwardX
Fire
Visual image smoke
detection sensors.
Ultra-sound extinguisher.
-Failure of sound
extinguishers → Karen bot
deployed to extinguish any
fires
Evacuation and
depressurization if too large
Power Failure
Self Healing Grid.
Temperature sensors.
Prioritizing essential
tools
Back-up power
Data corruption/
Hacking
Daily data backups to
redundant databases
using Grumbo
Aerospace’s data
storage systems
Weekly software
updates and bug fixes
Live server sent offline →
Secure physical location.→
Fix the hack/corruption by
engineers →Reuse data from
previous backup
Key:
Fingerprint
Watch
Face ID
CONTIGENCY PLANS AND ACCESS LEVELS
RFP Point 5.2, 4.3
31
Table 5.2.2: Contingencies [Made by Yashaswini M.]
A T L A S
Karen
Fig 5.2.2
Aakash Z. -
Fusion360
Housing, offices, community resources
Medical records, personal info,
Manufacturing facilities, agriculture
Control rooms, killswitch
Fig 5.2.2: Access levels [Made by
Mokksh S. with Canva]
Colour Key:
Control
Room
Settlement
wide
Gradient
Solid
Contingency
Prevention
Measure
Medical
Emergency
SpongeBob keeps track of
personal health history and
vitals.
Deploying Dr.Krabs
Transporting patient to
hospital.
Bot
Malfunction
Regular checks.
Performance Monitoring.
Kill switch.
Taken to bot maintenance for
repair
Hull damage
Pressure detection sensors
collision avoidance systems
DoodleBob system-deploy
structure-temporary fix
SandyX
Repurposed Functions for bots
Bot name
Function
How?
Quantity
SquidwardY
Acts as a service robot for
maintaining, repairing
settlement and robots, as well
as triggering kill switch on
rogue bots
Uses arm with nozzle to
3D print furniture.
Arms place furniture
based on layout sent to
bot.
500
Contigency Plans and Repurposed Bots
RFP Point 5.2
Table 5.2.3: Contingencies [Made by Taher K. on Canva]
Fig 5.2.3: DoodleBob [Made by Ashita B
on Krita]
Table 5.2.4: Repurposed [Made by Taher K.
on Canva]
3m
3m
Silicon buckystructure fabric from
BuckyBreakthroughs to withstand internal
pressure
A T L A S
32
Network Chart
RFP Point 5.3
Table 5.3.1 [Made by Mokksh S in LucidCharts]
1 PB
1 PB
2 PB
0.5PB
0.5PB
0.5PB
20PB 1PB
7PB
10PB
2PB
45PB++
1000 TeraFlops processors
1 TB RAM
10THz
Cores as required
LiFi
220GBps
A T L A S
33
45PB++
EMERGENCY BRACELETS
‘SpongeBob’ will be used to
notify residents of emergency
situations
EXTREME SURVIVAL
TECHNOLOGIES
Subcontracted pods will be
used as emergency shelters
after evacuation
DAMAGE REPAIR
Affected part of the settlement
will be locked by airlocks and
bots will regulate damage and
clear debris
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
PROGRAMMES
Residents will be re-educated
on evacuation and usage of fire
alarms every six months
EMERGENCY LIGHTING
In case of evacuation,
illumination strips along the
floor will guide residents to
the nearest exit
Emergency Situations
RFP Point 4.3
Safety within the Settlement:
Evacuation Plan:
A T L A S
34
3cm
4cm
Fig 4.3.1 Design of Spongebob [Made
by Ashita B. on Fusion 360]
Types of
spacesuits
Functions
Total
Quantity
Features
Recreational
For recreational
activities
1500
Flexible
Basic functions for Low Gravity
Emergency
For unforeseen
situations
9500
Storing oxygen, liquids, compressed food, emergency
medicine etc.
Research
Stored in Research
Labs to be used by
researchers
400
Extra layer of protective material
Identifies known substances database, available resources
database, resource discovery registry system, planet map etc.
EVA
For general extra
vehicular activities
1500
Keeps track of vitals and other body functions at all times.
Cameras will be present on sides of the visor.
Construction
For personnel on site
during first phase of
construction
75
Assist in protection from micro-debris.
Spacesuits will be subcontracted by Extreme Survival Technologies (EST) and Lunar Adventures.
Spacesuits
RFP Point 4.3
Table 4.3.1: Differentiation Of Spacesuits [Made by Akshat A.& Fiona on Canva]
A T L A S
35
Location of Spacesuits and Laboratories
Key
Research Lab and
Research spacesuits
donning/doffing in
airlocks
Emergency spacesuits
donning/doffing in
airlocks
Recreational spacesuits
donning/doffing in
airlocks
EVA spacesuits
donning/doffing in
airlocks
RFP Point 4.3, 4.4
Fig 4.3.2: Location of spacesuits and laboratories [Made by Human Factors and Structure team]
Bottom view 3D view
Airlocks will be subcontracted
to Lossless Airlocks.
A T L A S
36
450m
750m
District
Amount (kW per day)
Residential
3780
Agriculture
1620
Industrial
2225
Commercial
1080
Other
2095
Total
10800
Electrical Power Generation
RFP Point 3.2
Primary Generation: Photovoltaic Cells
ZAP Industries! provides wire harnesses
Light Works concentrates and reflects
sunlight onto panels
Electro Protect used for shielding of
circuitry
Surface Area: 7479m²
Backup Source: Fuel Cells
Hydrogen from asteroids utilized in
electrochemical reaction
Produces 1000kW and utilizes
1412kg of Hydrogen
Table 3.2.1: District and Usage
[Made by Noufil A on Canva]
Storage: Li-on Batteries
Can store up to 20000kW
2500 Li-on Batteries
Figure 3.2.1: From Canva
Fig 3.2.2: Hydrogen fuel cell: made by
Liyuan Y on Sharp 3D
[Adapted from Fuel Economy]
A T L A S
37
10m
3m
5m
RFP Point 3.2
Waste and Water Management
WASTE
MANAGEMENT
BIOLOGICAL
WASTE
HOUSEHOLD
WASTE
INDUSTRIAL
WASTE
Waste
Products
Clean Up Your
Act
Toss It To Me
FERTILISERS
WATER
PLANTS
WATER
STORAGE UNIT
FEEDSTOCK
FOR 3D
PRINTERS
3D
Logistics/Large
Print
LANDFILLS
Aspect
Method
Source
Subcontracted to Stuff of Life
which will extract water from
asteroids.
Requirement
358000 gallons per day
Water Treatment
(sewer and
recycling)
Subcontractor: Clean Up Your Act;
Waste Products
Volume recycled per day: 286400
gallons
Storage
Storage has a capacity of 143200
gallons.
Initial quantity
required
71 CASSSCs
Water Management
Table 3.2.2: Water Management; [Shivanjali S on Canva]
Collected using
drones and delivery
A T L A S
38
9.14m/30ft.
9.14m/30ft.
Room Type
No. of
buildings
No. units
per floor
Floors per
buildings
Total no. of
units across
settlement
1 BHK Type 1
135
2
10
2700
1 BHK Type 2
180
2
10
3600
2 BHK Type 1
9
1
10
90
2 BHK Type 2
9
1
10
90
Room Type
Length
(in ft.)
Width
(in ft.)
Area
(in ft.)
1 BHK Type 1
30
30
900
1 BHK Type 2
40
30
1200
2 BHK Type 1
45
30
1350
2 BHK Type 2
45
40
1800
A T L A S
Room Floor Plans
RFP Point 4.2
9.14m/30ft.
9.14m/30ft.
12.19m/40ft.
13.71m/45ft.
12.19m/40ft.
13.7m/45ft.
1 BHK type 2
1 BHK type 1
2 BHK type 1 2 BHK type 2
Table 4.2.1:
Quantities of
types of rooms
[Made by Hridank
G. on Canva]
Table 4.2.2:
Measurements of
the types of
rooms [Made by
Hridank G. on
Canva]
Fig 4.2.1 Made by Vandita S &
Krisha R on Roomsketcher
Fig 4.2.3 Made by Vandita Sharma
& Krisha Rastogi on Roomsketcher
Fig 4.2.2 Made by Liona
on Procreate
Fig 4.2.4 Made by Ananya Phanse
on Coohom
39
Bedroom
Kitchen
Washroom
Bedroom 2
Bedroom 1
Washroom
Washroom
Living Room
Kitchen
*height of each
building: 95ft
30ft
30ft
30ft
Room Type
No. of
buildings
No. units
per floor
Floors per
buildings
Total no. of
units across
settlement
Regular room
14
2
10
280
Suite room
7
1
10
70
Table 4.2.3: Quantities of hotel rooms [Made by Hridank G. on Canva]
Fig 4.2.6a: Hotel Suite:
[Made by Ananya P on Coohom]
Fig. 4.2.6b: Hotel Room:
[Made by Ananya P. on Coohom]
A T L A S
Edible Landscaping
Measurements & Quantities
RFP Point 4.2
95ft
40ft
2BHK
1.5BHK
1 BHK
0.5 BHK
ShopShop
ShopShop
ShopShop
ShopShop
Fig. 4.2.5: Exterior Design of the different buildings
[Made by Shiv K. on Blender]
40
Bedroom
Bedroom
Living Room
Washroom
10ft.
6ft.
10ft.
14ft.
Community Resources
RFP Point 5.3
Office Setup: Fig 5.3.2
[Inaya - ProCreate]
customcustom
0.6m
customcustom
2.45m
Noise suppressing,
speakers to notify of
visitors
Chair with vitals’ sensors
Digital keyboard using
finger trackers,
Sloped desk to increase
work comfort
Drone and Delivery will be used for sending
packages and consumables. Bots4U will
provide its services settlement wide.
1m
0.8m
0.5m
Converses with residents while updating summaries on work, health, etc
Built-in entertainment functions like playing music, playing videos, etc.
Patrick can be accessed by Spongebob and works as yours till connected.
Has storage for equipment such as footballs, frisbees etc.
Plays games and sports with residents
Available to both residents and transient population (Quantity: 350)
Patrick
Patrick
Fig 5.3.1
[ Joseph -
Solidworks]
A T L A S
41
Robots to interact with humans
RFP Point 5.3
The combination of virtual as well as
augmented reality to create sceneries
and immersive movie experiences
within residents’ household to provide
an entertaining experience
Ms.Puff Entertainment system
Ms.Puff Entertainment system: Fig 5.3.3
Ashita B. - Krita
1.2
m
0.75m
0.75m
1m
Provides first aid using two arms and
toolkit
Transportation mechanism to carry
patients to the hospital
Screen to display and monitor condition.
Dr. Krabs
Dr. Krabs: Fig 5.3.4
Ashita B - Fusion 360
A T L A S
42
Varies
based on
apartment
Recreation
Features
Web Swing
Web shooters shoot high tensile polyester filament
tubes internally coated with super glue, to swing from
one point to another.
Spider Crawl
Spider-like giant legs extending from the back, using
vacuum seals to stick to outer walls of settlement and
crawl.
Telescope
Observatory
Stargazing views of asteroids with telescopes from big
windows.
Zero-Gravity Sports
Arena
Sports like 3D dodgeball, velcro trampolines, free-
flowing parkour courts.
Inner Tube Races
A looped track where residents propel in inflatable
tubes for a thrilling ride.
3D Capture the Flag
The game is played at 0 g, with platforms at different
heights for players to jump.
Recreation
RFP Point 4.1
Table 4.1.1- Recreational Activities
[Made by Ria C. on Canva]
Fig 4.1.2: Telescope Observatory
[Made by Inaya S. on Procreate]
Fig 4.1.3: Zero-Gravity Sports Arena
[Made by Inaya S. on Procreate]
A T L A S
43
Gary
Seals-It-All
400
Karen
Earth
100
Patrick
Earth
350
Dr. Krabs
Earth
100
Solid Asteroid Deflector
Dirtbuilders
50
Rubble Asteroid Deflector
Dirtbuilders
4
Doodle Bob
Bucky Breakthroughs, Earth
40
Cleaning Bots
Bots4U
1000
Recreational Spacesuit
Lunar Adventures
1500
Assembly jigs
Earth
300
Ring jigs
Earth
150
EVA Spacesuit
Lunar Adventures
1500
Nanobots
Alexandriat
N/A
Table 3.1: Equipments; [Shivanjali S and Parthiv G on Canva]
RFP Point 3.0
Equipment Materials
A T L A S
44
Equipment
Source
Quantity
Segway
Earth
9350
Flora
Earth
7360
SpongeBob
Earth
9350
Bot hooking jigs
Earth
10
Emergency
Spacesuit
Lunar Adventures
9500
Research Spacesuit
Lunar Adventures
400
Drilling jigs
Earth
250
Squidward
Earth
500
Plankton
Alexandriat, Earth
250
SquidwardX
Earth
500
Sandy
Hard Roll, Earth
150
SquidwardY
Earth
500
Pearl
Earth
100
A T L A S
Schedule
RFP Point 6.1
Fig 6.1.1 Gantt Chart
[Ismail Naqi on Google Sheets]
45
Total time for construction: 18 years
Cost-Materials
RFP Point 6.2
Materials
Uses
Amount /
CAASCs
Costs
Stainless
Steel
Autonomous Robots
3
$1,261,200
Stone
Flooring
150
$16,706,250
Chlorinated
Polyvinyl
Chloride
Piping
3
$1,215,000
Lithium Ion
Batteries
Power Storage
1
$13,853,902.50
Wire
Harnesses
Power Distribution
2
$15,121,620
-
-
Total Cost
$48,157,972.5
Table 6.2.1: Operations [Made by Leena B. on
Canva]
Table 6.2.1: Operational Costs [Made by Leena B on Canva]
A T L A S
46
Operations Cost
Volume m³
Atmosphere
$5452,500,000
Electricity
$8,002,000,000
Communications
$855,750,000
Food
$532,500,000
Waste Management
$66,000,000
Total
$14,908,750,000.00
Cost-Automations
RFP Point 6.2
Item
Quantity
Total Cost
Spongebob
10,000
$6,000,000.00
Sandy
150
$450,000,000.00
Squidward
500
$187,500,000.00
Patrick
350
$10,500,000.00
Dr Krabs
100
$18,000,000.00
Karen
100
$6,750,000.00
Moth
100
$9,750,000.00
Plankton
250
$18,750,000.00
Pearl
100
$7,500,000.00
Gary
400
$22,572,000.00
Ms Puffs
6500
$6,500,000.00
Server Maintenance
2
$6,000,000.00
Bot Maintenance Employee
Salary
5
$525,000.00
Control Room Equipment
3
$15,000,000.00
Control Room Employeee
Salary
30
$4,050,000.00
Solid Asteroid deflector
50
$1,000,000.00
Server
2
$33,750,000.00
Bot maintenance
1
$15,000,000.00
Rubble Asteroid Deflector
4
$180,000.00
Total Cost
$819,327,000.00
Table 6.2.3: Automations Cost [Made by Leena B. and
Vrinda C. on Canva]
A T L A S
47
Cost-Human Factors
RFP Point 6.2
Item
Area
Total cost
Malls
144
$54,000,000.00
Clinic
50
$350,000.00
Hospital
600
$15,500,000.00
Sports Hub
500
$10,615,800.00
Eatery
70
$310,901.00
Laboratories
500
$7,857,950.00
Super Market
350
$582,750.00
Police Station
250
$710,325.00
Item
Area
Total cost
Restaurants
300
$3,894,810.00
Theatres
700
$12,575,640.00
Housing Space
65344.7
$945,270,350.00
Hotels
2280
$52,815,742.00
Robot-human
fun zone
300
$806,550.00
Green areas
4000
$35,000.00
Total Cost
$1,085,504,768.00
Table 6.2.4: Human Factor Costs [Made by Rania R. on Canva]
A T L A S
48
Cost-Structure and Total Cost
RFP Point 6.2
A T L A S
49
Department
Amount
Operations (Fixed)
$48,157,972.50
Operations (Recurring)
$14,908,750,000.00
Structure
$12,706,381,570.40
Human Factors
$1,085,504,768
Automations
$819,327,000.00
Total Cost
$29,568,121,310.9
Materials
Volume
(m³)
Costs
Lunar Regolith
424617.7
$4,246,177,000.00
Silica Aerogel
239397.3
$21,000,000.00
Silicon
Buckystructure
1032319.7
$8,258,557,600.00
Aluminum
Oxyntride
693004
$65,000,000.00
Water
227113.6
$340,670.40
Alumino
Silicate Glass
230612.6
$115,306,300.00
Total
$12,706,381,570.40
Table 6.2.1: Structure and Total Department Costs [Leena B.]
Subcontractor
Used for
Electroprotect
Insulating circuits
Garden A Go-Go
Growing crops on farms
in Atlas
Zap Industries!
Providing wire
harnesses
Light Works
Reflecting and
concentrating sunlight
onto panels
Stuff of Life
Sourcing water on
Atlas, air supply
Clean up your Act
Recycling water,
purification of air
Waste products
Recycling solid and
liquid waste
3d logistics
Printing structures from
compacted recyled
waste
Subcontractors
Table A and B: Subcontractors: Kshitij J on Canva
Subcontractor
Used for
OrbitLink Communications
Antennas present on
Atlas
Litigation Limiters
Dougledyne
Astrosystems - Relay
Satellites
Dirtbuilders
Asteroid de-spin
systems, Sourcing the
casings
Holey Moley
Sourcing Lunar
regolith
Hard roll
Sourcing Alumino
Silicate, Stainless Steel
Carbon Creations
Creating pipes
BuckyBreakthroughs
Autonomous Robots
Toss it to me
Treatment of
industrial waste
Operations
A T L A S
50
Subcontractor
Used for
Bots4U
Cleaning of
the
settlement
and carrying
household
chores
Drone & Delivery
Delivering
packages,
food
deliveries etc.
Bucky Breakthroughs
Hull breach
containment
Litigation Limiters
Grumbo
Aerospace -
Data storage
solutions
Automation
