FMRG: Eco: GOALI: CAS: Understanding the Sustainability Framework for Convergent In-Space Manufacturing

FMRG：Eco：GOALI：CAS：了解融合空间制造的可持续发展框架

• 批准号: 2328383
• 负责人: Weiwei Mo
• 金额: $ 299.55万
• 依托单位: University of New Hampshire
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-10-01 至 2027-09-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2328383&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: FMRG; Eco; GOALI; CAS; Understanding

With the democratization and commercialization of space poised to springboard the next generation of space technologies, scientific discoveries, and explorations, distinct advantages will be realized by whichever nation first establishes these “factories-in-space” for manufacturing, assembly, repair, and reclamation in non-terrestrial environments. Recent advances in the space industry have brought humanity closer to exploring potential ways to utilize space resources and protect the Earth’s environment. With the emerging interests and technological progress in in-space manufacturing (ISM), it is of utmost importance to conceptualize the fundamental principles of ISM sustainability and to guide its technological development through these principles to ensure that the pursuit of progress aligns with the goals of environmental stewardship and long-term viability. There is a significant national need to advance sustainable ISM to be a world leader in such knowledge and technologies, as is reflected in national budget priorities and critical emerging technologies list. The long-term Earth and humanity benefits from ISM are immense, especially in the context of globally pressing challenges related to climate change, resource depletion, environmental pollution, and population growth. The overarching goal of this project is to enable a sustainable space industry that minimizes its impact on the Earth and space environments. The project integrates research, education, and workforce development to provide career awareness and preparation in support of a future diverse and inclusive workforce knowledgeable in technical and societal best practices for ISM. The project is supported by the Division of Materials Research (DMR) in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS), and co-funded by the Division of Translational Impacts (TI) in the Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP), the Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) in the Directorate for Engineering (ENG), and the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) in the Office of Integrated Activities (OIA) in the Office of the Director (OD).The proposed work converges multi-process and multi-material interfacial manufacturing, sustainable engineering, and participatory science to serve as a benchmark to re-imagine a new form of space commerce that manufactures at the point-of-need. The team will investigate how existing resources in space, such as metallic space debris and lunar regolith, can be used to manufacture products for use in space and reduce the supply from Earth. Mechanisms by which variables akin to multi-material and multi-process interfacial engineering influence the sustainability and quality of ISM products will be identified. The vision is to realize a flexible hybrid ISM platform allowing the fabrication of an array of specialty, one-off parts using resources available in space with the Earth and space environmental impacts and benefits clearly and accurately assessed and attained. This research integrates approaches and tools, including participatory modeling, hybrid asynchronous additive and forming process design and modeling, experimental verification of ISM with simulated space conditions, post-process mechanical performance evaluation, prospective life cycle assessment, scenario analysis, and multi-objective decision-making, to pioneer the development of a sustainability framework for ISM.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

随着太空的民主化和商业化成为下一代太空技术、科学发现和探索的跳板，无论哪个国家首先建立这些在非陆地环境中进行制造、组装、维修和回收的“太空工厂”，都将获得明显的优势。航天工业的最新进展使人类更接近探索利用太空资源和保护地球环境的潜在方法。随着空间制造（ISM）领域的新兴兴趣和技术进步，最重要的是概念化ISM可持续性的基本原则，并通过这些原则指导其技术发展，以确保对进步的追求与环境管理和长期可行性的目标保持一致。正如国家预算优先事项和关键新兴技术清单所反映的那样，国家迫切需要推动可持续的 ISM 成为此类知识和技术的世界领导者。 ISM 给地球和人类带来的长期利益是巨大的，特别是在气候变化、资源枯竭、环境污染和人口增长等全球紧迫挑战的背景下。该项目的总体目标是实现可持续的航天工业，最大限度地减少其对地球和太空环境的影响。该项目整合了研究、教育和劳动力发展，以提供职业意识和准备，以支持未来多样化和包容性的劳动力，了解 ISM 的技术和社会最佳实践。该项目得到数学和物理科学局 (MPS) 材料研究部 (DMR) 的支持，并由技术、创新和合作局 (TIP) 局转化影响局 (TI)、工程局 (ENG) 工程教育和中心 (EEC) 局以及综合活动办公室刺激竞争研究既定计划 (EPSCoR) 共同资助 拟议的工作融合了多工艺和多材料界面制造、可持续工程和参与性科学，作为重新构想按需制造的新型太空商业形式的基准。该团队将研究如何利用太空中的现有资源（例如金属太空碎片和月球风化层）来制造太空产品并减少地球的供应。将确定类似于多材料和多工艺界面工程的变量影响 ISM 产品的可持续性和质量的机制。我们的愿景是实现一个灵活的混合 ISM 平台，允许使用太空中可用的资源制造一系列专业的一次性零件，并清楚、准确地评估和实现对地球和太空环境的影响和效益。这项研究整合了方法和工具，包括参与式建模、混合异步增材和成型工艺设计和建模、模拟空间条件下 ISM 的实验验证、后处理机械性能评估、前瞻性生命周期评估、情景分析和多目标决策，开创了 ISM 可持续发展框架的开发。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并被认为值得支持 通过使用基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估。