ENGR 100 Group Mini Project How to generate energy on Mars? NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration MARS 2020 PERSEVERANCE EXPLORE MOON to MARS www.nasa.gov JPL 400-1721 4/20 Due: Dec. 8th mars.nasa.gov/mars2020 ENGR 100 Group Mini Project Due: Dec. 8th Introduction: Access to energy is the most important factor in civilization's development nowadays. On Mars, it is even more important. Martians will face a huge range of challenges, many of which are tied to one essential requirement: Power, whether it's for creating oxygen, driving rovers, providing heat and light, or communications. Future Mars residents will need a constant supply of electricity to keep them safe and keep the mission running. Therefore, having access to energy can be the difference between life and death. Problem Statement: Generating renewable energy on Mars is technologically challenging. First of all, compared to Earth, key energy resources such as solar and wind are weak due to very low atmospheric pressure and low solar irradiation. Secondly, because of the harsh environmental conditions, the required high degree of automation, and the exceptional effort and costs to transport material to the planet. Even if everything else were perfect, it's just not possible-yet-to load spacecraft with heavy, labor-intensive wind turbine sections, big nuclear reactors, or solar panels. Everything must be maximally effective and as lightweight as is humanly possible. Like on Earth, it is crucial to combine complementary resources for an effective renewable energy solution. Propose a system/method to provide energy for Martians to power the construction, rovers, as well as the subsequent use of a Mars habitat. In your design, consider the Mars environment, unavoidable energy fluctuations and balance seasonal and daily resource variations, accessibility of materials, cost and feasibility to transport materials to Mars if you want to ship anything from Earth, the efficiency of your system, and so on. You can combine energy resources in your design. - ENGR 100 Group Mini Project Deliver your proposal with this format to get full scores: - Maximum 5 pages (does not include cover page and references): - Use MLA Style Cover Page Due: Dec. 8th Cover Page includes project title, team members' names, class topic, professor name, your studio section Body of the Project should include: 1- Abstract or Summary of the work (150 words) This section should introduce and briefly summarize the project and its objectives. 2- Theory or Background This section should include the relevant background or theory pertaining to the project. You can include available proposed technology/work/project that has been done in this area. 3- Methodology This section should contain a complete description of the work that you will propose, including all calculations and data that have been collected. 4- Results and Analysis In this section, the results of the work described in the Methodology should be given. Graphical summary of the data or tabulation of data is encouraged. 5- References and Acknowledgments In this section, include all references you used for this project (papers, theses, webpages, interviews, etc.) as well as acknowledgments if you have interviewed someone or someone helped you with this work.