P19127: XHab Deployable Crew Lock Structure

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A Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway (LOP-G) is a proposed intermediate platform for future NASA expeditions into deeper space. Currently, the proposed gateway will be used as an Earth-based astronaut training station. In the future, it will serve as a deployment site for spacecraft transporting crew to deep space locations. A critical element to the LOP-G is the crew-lock structure which allows crew members to go between the pressurized environment of the LOP-G and the vacuum of space. Currently, crew-locks have rigid designs affixed to the outside of the station; however, NASA would like proposals for an inflatable/deployable crew-lock. The goal of the project is to design, build, and test a 1/4 - 1/6 scale version of a 2-man inflatable/deployable crew-lock for training astronauts on Earth. The design should consider human factors such as stowable handrails, and internal and external attachment points for equipment, crew tethers, and outfitting. This project will help further NASA and RIT's research and understanding of soft, deployable structures for deep-space travel. For more detailed background information, please download the Project Readiness Package. Current Crew-Lock Location on the ISS.	Project Name XHab Deployable Crew Lock Structure Project Number P19127 Project Family Aerospace Systems Start Term 2181 End Term 2185 Faculty Guide Russell Phelps Primary Customer Dr. Lamkin-Kennard Sponsor (financial support) Boeing & Multidisciplinary Senior Design

Concept Progression
Concept Model from Systems Level Design Review - Concept Model from Preliminary Detailed Design Review - Concept Rendering from MSD I End (Open) Concept Rendering from MSD I End (Closed)

Team Members

Left to Right: Matty Putnam, Michael Garcia, Ethan Griswold, Jim Grace, Justin Law, Jake Van Cuyck, Brandon Lau, and Tajbid Rahman.

Member	Role	Major	Contact
Brandon Lau	Industrial Designer	Industrial Design	bxl7543@rit.edu
Jake Van Cuyck	Electrical Engineer	Electrical Engineering	jav5426@g.rit.edu
James Grace	Co-Team Lead	Mechanical Engineering	jhg7983@rit.edu
Justin Law	Team Lead	Mechanical Engineering	jwl7667@rit.edu
Ethan Griswold	Finance / Purchasing	Biomedical Engineering	edg8445@rit.edu
Michael Garcia	Scribe	Mechanical Engineering	mrg2197@rit.edu
Matty Putnam	Planner	Industrial and Systems Engineering	mjp9522@rit.edu
Tajbid Rahman	Electrical Engineer	Electrical Engineering	txr7137@rit.edu

Work Breakdown: By Phase

MSD I & II	MSD I	MSD II
Planning & Execution Project Photos and Videos Imagine RIT Gate Reviews	Problem Definition Systems Design Preliminary Detailed Design Detailed Design	Build & Test Prep Subsystem Build & Test Integrated System Build & Test Customer Handoff & Final Project Documentation (Verification & Validation)

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Project Management	Design Tools	Design Documentation	Implementation	Validation	Presentation & Dissemination
PRP Customer Requirements Engineering Requirements Master Schedule Risk Management Communication and Minutes	Use Cases Benchmarking Functional Decomposition Morphological Chart Pugh Concept Selection	BOM Mechanical Drawings Electrical Schematics Software Diagrams	Mockups Test Fixtures Prototyping Test Plans	Analysis Results Simulations Test Results	Final Presentation Technical Paper Poster Imagine RIT Exhibit

Acknowledgements

We would like to express our heart-felt gratitude to the following people and groups for helping us through this project:

Faculty Guide: Russell Phelps

Customer and Advisor: Dr. Lamkin Kennard

Sponsor: Multidisciplinary Senior Design Staff

Sponsor: Boeing

Multidisciplinary Engineering

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