Dear Orbiter Contributors:
May I propose Orbiters contributors collaborate in building a space factory bug
First I want to say thinks for all the wonderful stuff you have provided me to download. I have always loved the idea of travelling in space, and you have provided the next best thing.
Last night while returning from the Earth's moon, I thought about a robot, that based upon a collaborative effort, where with your skills could easily accomplish, I imagined a space spider for assembling things in space.
It came actually from years back when contemplating how to window clean sky scrapers as we have here in NYC.
When thinking about it last night, and seeing what you have done with Orbiter, I could imagine the space spider. In fact it could also just as easily do factory like assembly of prefab objects on Earth eventually like a building.
Once upon a time I designed something I called 'Automated Industrial Operating Network' or AION for short. It was for a large systems computer manufacturer. Back when, micro controllers, and processors where the coolest thing since slice bread. The whole idea was centered around dispatching specific and unique assembly instructions to a generic controller on a network which then interfaced a specific assembly machine. For example, chip inserter's , and other 10 to 20 ton machines that could 'wire wrap' medium and small scaled integrated devices on perforated boards.
When thinking of the Space Spider as a generically controlled device, last night I imagined, perhaps a body of about eight legs, with all degrees of freedom allowed, to have electromagnetically enabled feet.
In building, lets say, a massive hull for a space liner, I thought that in joining two pieces, a group of spacial spiders could be orchestrated to act like stitches to hold both sides together with their magnetized feet. This is while from their bellies, tools sets could be deployed like arc welders, etc to seal the seam. For prefab, this seems like it could be a cost effective thing for building anything in space.
Considering this, I had to ask myself what was the big deal in programming this type of thing. That is, if in having the skills that you have all demonstrated in your engineering and creativity as Orbiter's contributors.
I know this - if I was a stake holder at some space agency or venture, I wouldn't look away from such a contribution to the space program by the Orbiter folks.
Thanks for reading this, and again thanks for allowing me to fly in space. With the music set to 'Holtz - The Planets and a little Beethoven, its a very peaceful form of distraction from the world of the everyday.
Sincerely Yours,
Orion Karl Daley
May I propose Orbiters contributors collaborate in building a space factory bug
First I want to say thinks for all the wonderful stuff you have provided me to download. I have always loved the idea of travelling in space, and you have provided the next best thing.
Last night while returning from the Earth's moon, I thought about a robot, that based upon a collaborative effort, where with your skills could easily accomplish, I imagined a space spider for assembling things in space.
It came actually from years back when contemplating how to window clean sky scrapers as we have here in NYC.
When thinking about it last night, and seeing what you have done with Orbiter, I could imagine the space spider. In fact it could also just as easily do factory like assembly of prefab objects on Earth eventually like a building.
Once upon a time I designed something I called 'Automated Industrial Operating Network' or AION for short. It was for a large systems computer manufacturer. Back when, micro controllers, and processors where the coolest thing since slice bread. The whole idea was centered around dispatching specific and unique assembly instructions to a generic controller on a network which then interfaced a specific assembly machine. For example, chip inserter's , and other 10 to 20 ton machines that could 'wire wrap' medium and small scaled integrated devices on perforated boards.
When thinking of the Space Spider as a generically controlled device, last night I imagined, perhaps a body of about eight legs, with all degrees of freedom allowed, to have electromagnetically enabled feet.
In building, lets say, a massive hull for a space liner, I thought that in joining two pieces, a group of spacial spiders could be orchestrated to act like stitches to hold both sides together with their magnetized feet. This is while from their bellies, tools sets could be deployed like arc welders, etc to seal the seam. For prefab, this seems like it could be a cost effective thing for building anything in space.
Considering this, I had to ask myself what was the big deal in programming this type of thing. That is, if in having the skills that you have all demonstrated in your engineering and creativity as Orbiter's contributors.
I know this - if I was a stake holder at some space agency or venture, I wouldn't look away from such a contribution to the space program by the Orbiter folks.
Thanks for reading this, and again thanks for allowing me to fly in space. With the music set to 'Holtz - The Planets and a little Beethoven, its a very peaceful form of distraction from the world of the everyday.
Sincerely Yours,
Orion Karl Daley
