# FAIR4RS Project:

**Name: Arwin Hidding**

**Project Name: Rhizome 2.0: Scaling-up Capability of Human-Robot Interaction Supported Approaches for Robotically 3D-printing Extraterrestrial Habitats**

Course objective: Design to Robotic Production (D2RP) and Collaborative Workflow for Rhizome 2.0

**Code Repository: [Rhizome 2.0 on GitHub](https://github.com/ajhidding/myproject)**
[https://github.com/ajhidding/myproject]

**Scientific and Software Background**:

**Rhizome 2.0 Project Description:**

Team: Henriette Bier, Arwin Hidding, Giuseppe Calabrese, Atousa Aslaminezhad, Vera Laszlo, and MSc students (RB lab); Luka Peternel (CoR lab).
Collaborators/ Partners: Advenit Makaya (ESA) and Volker Ruitinga (Vertico); Rene Rietmeijer (Dutch Growth Factory), Anna Metke (Exolith), and Jessica Cobb (Mission Control).

Abstract
Proposed research aims to develop a materially, structurally, and environmentally optimised 3D printed structure by means of Robot-Robot and Human-Robot Interaction (R/HRI) supported Design-to-Robotic-Production-Assembly and Operation (D2RPA&O). It will demonstrate the scalability of the concept developed in the ESA funded Rhizome study (Fig. 1) with the aim to (a) understand whether it is applicable to large ‘real life’ construction scale and (b) outline the associated challenges and proposed solutions. It advances knowledge and technology developed so far at Technical University Delft (TUD) in collaboration with industrial partner, Vertico, for the construction of a habitat in an empty lava tube on Mars. While the subsurface habitat has natural protection from radiation and profits from lesser temperature fluctuations its construction relies on a swarm of autonomous mobile robots equipped with various end-effectors. They are deployed to mine for materials used to 3D print building components that are assembled using R/HRI supported D2RP&A methods. The assembled structure hosts a Life Support System (LLS), which relies on D2RO methods. Both, habitat construction and inhabitation are powered by an energy system combining solar- and kite-power. The ultimate goal has been to develop an autarkic HRI supported D2RPA&O system employing In-situ Resource Utilisation (ISRU) for building subsurface habitats.

Additional info: https://ideas.esa.int/servlet/hype/IMT?userAction=Browse&templateName=&documentId=941256c1dd12f6338d97081aabbd148f

**Project goals**

The objective is to establish a methodology for sharing the research from Rhizome 2.0, and setting up a collaborative environment for the research group. The objectives are to share the scripts of work that has been published, in a reproducible manner.

For this program the objective is to create a workflow template that would allow for live collaboration from multiple grasshopper files and create a standardized methodology for branching, merging, version control with Git. The completed goals are the literature review of existing scripts and plugins that are currently available. The next steps are to try the existing scripts in the workflow for:
1. Live control
2. Git functionality for branching, merging, etc.

## Progress Update
The [original version](https://github.com/ajhidding/myproject) with the [updated version](https://github.com/<user>/<repo>/tree/<new_version>) (the updated version is still missing).

**Repository Project Management**
- [https://github.com/ajhidding/myproject/issues]()

**Code Structure**
- A folder structure was created. I have added docs, img, tests and examples to organize the project. However this is not the final folder structure and will be updated in the future.

**Documentation**

- Created / Updated the README file: [https://github.com/ajhidding/myproject/blob/main/README.md]()...

**Testing**
- (...)

**License & Citations**
- To do: add a [CITATION file]()
- Included a [LICENSE file](https://github.com/ajhidding/myproject/blob/main/LICENSE) The current license file is an MIT license, the type of license might be updated after the meeting with the data steward because of the contract with ESA

## Future Plans

- [x] Literature review of existing scripts and plugins for Live Control
- [x] Literature review of existing scripts and plugins for Github functionality
- [ ] Test reference scripts and plugins for Live Control
- [ ] Test reference scripts and plugins for Github functionality
- [ ] Implement Live control in existing scripts
- [ ] Implement Github functionality in existing scripts
- [ ] More scripts will be added as soon as our papers have been published

By following this plan, I aim to improve version control, collaborative workflow and (...)

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## Feedback for the FAIR4RS program

**Top**
The program provides us with the ability, guidance and time to focus on the aspects of the project that are often overlooked or could be improved.

**General impression:**
The course is well structured while the pace of the exercises are manageable.

**Expectations met:** ...

**Useful content:**
The CodeRefinery course provided a lot of information to get foundational knowledge, that later could be used on the project.

**Content improvement:**
Some of the information is hard to find and some of the links are broken (the link to the consulatation booking for example)

**Effective activities:**
The course supports in the documentation process and workflow optimisation of the research tasks of the PhD.

**Improvement in activities and scheduling:**
Better scheduling to prevent overlap with other mandatory PhD courses / PhD activities