Joseph Dudley22 November 2044

Wales CompetitionCardiff Sixth Form

College

Housekeeping

• Fire procedure• Toilets• Eating• First Aid• Signing In and Out• Computers & WiFi

The Competition

• The winners of this heat proceed to the UK finals in March 2015.

• The runners up will be considered by the UKSDC committee alongside video entries for additional places at the final.

• The runners up will be notified in February 2015 of the committee’s decision.

Schedule (Regional)08:00 Registration

08:30 Introduction and technical training session

09:30 Companies occupy separate headquarters to begin work

12:00 Lunch

17:00 Dinner

18:15 Hand in deadline

18:30 Companies present designs (all teams present in audience)

21:00 Judges depart for deliberationSpace quiz

21:30 Judges’ debriefing and announcement of winning design

22:00 Adjourn and participants depart

Your Task

• You will be given a Request for Proposal outlining our requirements for a settlement in space.

• To win the game, you need to fulfill as many points on the Request for Proposal as possible.

• Presentations must be handed in by 18:15• You will present your design to the

representatives of the Foundation Society.

What to do:

• READ THE RFP• Identify tasks• Allocate responsibility• Communicate• Do a run through• Eat

Repeat

WHAT needs to be done?WHEN does it need to be done by?

Resources

• Programme Booklets• Scenario Information• RFP• The internet

• uksdc.org/cardiff

Available information

Usefulinformation

Amount you can handle

Structures Operations

AutomationsHuman Factor

Business & Marketing

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Structural

• Overall structure• Layout• Safety• Construction• Materials• Calculations

Operational

• Infrastructure• Food• Electricity• Communications• Transportation• Climate control• Waste and water

Human Factors• Atmosphere• Living spaces• Life Support• Gravity• House designs• Psychological

factors

Automation

• Computer network

• Terminals• Robots• Integration• Backup systems

Schedule

• Construction• Occupation• Operation• Milestones• Processes

Costs

• Materials• Staffing• Equipment• Transportation• Construction• Annual costs

Points to Consider

• Suitability• Feasibility• Practicalness• Maintainability• Scalability• Cost effectiveness

Predicting the Future

• Extrapolate from the present– Terminal 5 – $4bn, 19 years– ISS – $150bn, 15 years

• Solar panels currently 21% efficient• Roombas vacuum your floor

The Presentation

• Explain your design in detail• HOW does your design fulfil the

requirements?• Justify decisions• Justify new technologies

The Presentation

• Max. 50 slides• 30 minutes• Pictures – hand drawn is okay!• Consistent level of detail• If it’s not on a slide, it doesn’t exist• Needs to be readable• Page numbers• References