Development and Application of Living Systems Centered Design to Improve Habitability, Diet, Well-Being, Crew Performance and Automation Strategies / Heather Marie Hava.
The Living Systems Centered Design (LSCD) theory is a novel and holistic approach to designing and integrating Bioregenerative Life Support Systems (BLiSS) into space architecture for sustainable human space exploration. LSCD utilizes an innovative set of design principles and processes that synergi...
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| Summary: | The Living Systems Centered Design (LSCD) theory is a novel and holistic approach to designing and integrating Bioregenerative Life Support Systems (BLiSS) into space architecture for sustainable human space exploration. LSCD utilizes an innovative set of design principles and processes that synergistically integrate living systems into the built environment to improve habitability and support the health, well-being and performance of all organisms within the system.The complexity of biological systems has caused researchers to focus on specific aspects of bioregenerative systems one at a time, resulting in the separation of the main functionalities. This becomes problematic during system integration, if these functions are not designed to work together from the beginning. This novel design theory provides guidance to architects, engineers, and the broader design community, for both aerospace and Earth applications. This is especially useful for practitioners not familiar with the co-development of living systems with artificial systems and their integration into the built environment, to ensure that the whole living system flourishes.LSCD aims to produce designs that exemplify the foundational characteristics and outcomes of a system with the Four Root R's-robust, resilient, restorative and regenerative. The LSCD guidelines will aid the practitioner in how to identify, quantify, optimize and integrate the benefits of synergistic living systems efficiently and effectively. The RASC-AL Mars habitat and SIRONA Mars greenhouse are two space architecture examples of applied living systems centered designs that provided insight to, and refinement of, LSCD. In addition to the architecture development, the following automation research platforms were developed and utilized to understand how automation technologies interact with living systems: the HUB, SmartPot, AgQ, and ROGR. The lessons learned from both their development and evaluation were incorporated into the LSCD theory.The results from this research will assist NASA planners and developers in evaluating the impact of combined BLiSS functionalities on spacecraft integration and in designing future food systems that promote nature's "BLiSS" for crew health and well-being. Additionally, this research will empower the space exploration community and humanity to inhabit other destinations in the solar system, live there sustainably, be self-sufficient, and enable Earth independence. |
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| Item Description: | Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-03, Section: B. Advisors: Correll, Nikolaus Committee members: Wheeler, Raymond; Kaufman, Andrew; Massa, Gioia; Klaus, David; Nabity, James; Stoker, Carol; Hayes, Bradley. |
| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (382 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9798380163989 |
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| Language: | English |
| Host Item Entry: | Dissertations Abstracts International 85-03B. |