h.o.m.e. lab

Paper number

IAC-18,D3,IP,7,x42726

Author

Mr. Alessandro Martucci, Italy, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”

Coauthor

Mr. Francesco Perrelli, Italy

Coauthor

Mr. Daniele Del Guercio, Italy

Coauthor

Mr. Armando Mocerino, Italy

Coauthor

Mr. Davide Testa, Italy

Coauthor

Mr. Andrea Raia, Italy

Coauthor

Mr. Antonio Minutillo, Italy

Coauthor

Mr. Alessio Ianniello, Italy

Coauthor

Mr. Davide Mango, Italy

Year

2018

Abstract

\title{H.O.M.E. Lab}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\section{Introduction}
In the last years, some space organizations realized many tests to simulate an extraterrestrial environment on Earth and to experiment efficient ways of cohabitation. Examples of this are MDRS (Mars Desert Research Station) from the Mars Society and HI-SEAS from NASA.
What emerged from these experiments, as well from psychological studies on astronauts of ISS, is that the stress of being in an enclosed space with a small group of people for a long period can result in numerous problems, such as cognitive decline, depression and interpersonal conflicts. 


\section{Solution}
We designed our own research base, H.O.M.E. Lab, pursuing not only the objective of granting its inhabitants a high liveability, but also trying to develop a structure easy to expand and remodulate and based on principles of environmentally friendliness and self-sustainability.
H.O.M.E. (Hexagonal Open Modular Environment) Lab is an innovative solution for an isolated research base. It is a honeycomb-structure hab, divided into different hexagonal compartment modules. 
H.O.M.E. is designed to grant people inside it a comfortable place to stay and to be easy to set-up and expand, while being totally green. In fact, its key feature are: 
\begin{itemize}
\item high index of liveability for 6 people;
\item designed to reduce psychological stress;
\item easy to set-up structure and possibility to add new modules or change the current configuration at any time; 
\item adoption of eco-friendly solution for heating, power source and waste management.
\end{itemize}
According to these feature, our basic habitat, for 6 people, is made up of:
\begin{itemize}
\item 6 personal rooms
\item 1 laboratory (divided into a clean room and a dirty room)
\item 1 clinic room
\item 2 bathrooms
\item 1 open space in the centre, containing a living room, a kitchen and a relax room.
\end{itemize}
H.O.M.E Lab is a modular environment whose basic unit is a hexagonal cell, called HEX (HEXagonal elementary cell). 
An HEX is made up of four elements: 
\begin{itemize}
\item a base,
\item six angular brackets,
\item six removable and replaceable panels,
\item a roof
\end{itemize}
One of the main feature of H.O.M.E. Lab is its layout flexibility. The hexagonal modularity allows adding new cells or re-organizing the existing ones to develop different hab dispositions. 
This way, different configurations can be designed to better suit the ground where the hab will be built and to make the cohabitation less stressing and more efficient
\end{document}

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