1. Eden Shield – Strategies and Concepts for Planetary Defense
M.Thangavelu, Conductor
ASTE 527 Graduate Space Concepts Studio
Dept. of Astronautical Engineering
Viterbi School of Engineering

2. ASTE 527 Studio Introduction
All about Creativity – human mind is magical
Synthetic Mindset – Different rules
The Brain - Connections – Associative logic
Writers Workshop – University of Iowa
Analysis tools come later
Create a Concept – Midterm Exercise
Focus on interdisciplinary Space Systems
Products get published

3. Final Team Project Pick a Theme - Complex Architecture
Explore Different Aspects of Problem
Create different Concepts around it
Each student creates a programmatic section
No time to do Engg. analysis
Six Weeks Five 3hr meetings
Try to create something original
Visualize your concept - Be graphic

4. ASTE527 Eden Shield Team Project 2014 Context
Most Planetary Defense concepts in the literature - long term strategies years
What if we need to react quickly – 1-2 years from first identification of threat ?
Apply SoA and maturing technologies
Whole range of options spanning how to tackle scenarios from the “unthinkable” to the “inevitable” in 10min vignettes
Be Creative and Original and Graphic