"What is this?" Chen Xin held a project list and looked at the latest batch of scientific research project products arriving at the research center with a strange expression on his face.
It's not that he's dissatisfied with his job, but the thing in front of him is really weird.
"Um, this is..." The staff on the side quickly took out another list for verification, and after finding the corresponding number, they hurriedly said: "This is the latest field survival cabin developed by the Disaster Response Institute.
It is designed to be carried by field scientific research and expedition teams. When encountering special circumstances, they can urgently set up a shelter that can provide them with a certain degree of protection and living space. "
"I can understand the instructions." Chen Xin replied angrily to the staff. Although he was very grateful for the explanation, he was really unable to complain about the shape of the so-called wild survival cabin in front of him.
Because the so-called wilderness survival cabin in front of Chen Xin looked like a deflated balloon that had been flattened and vacuumed.
If I had to find a comparison to describe it, it would be like the feeling of a juicy big white radish being made into preserved vegetables, or having been pickled for ten years.
In particular, the Disaster Response Research Institute may not have paid much attention to the shape and color because this thing is just a laboratory technology verification prototype. The dark shell color makes this thing more like an old preserved vegetable.
And it's no wonder that Chen Xinhui complained. After all, the shape does not look like a high-tech product.
However, complaints are complaints, but Chen Xin will not despise this thing, or feel any dislike for it.
He just said to the staff on the side: "Send these to my laboratory. Also, is there an instruction manual for this thing? If so, find it."
"Yes, academician." The staff member nodded quickly, turned around and rummaged through the things that were delivered with this "old preserved vegetable", found the accompanying instruction manual, and handed it to Chen Xin.
Holding the instruction manual, Chen Xin walked to his laboratory and read the instructions at the same time.
The Disaster Response Research Institute is a new research institution established by the country after the disaster. It was formed by the merger of several related institutions before the disaster. It is mainly responsible for the development of various emergency rescue products in disaster environments.
After all, the environment is now different from before, and many emergency rescue supplies need to be redesigned.
The wilderness survival cabin they sent was their latest designed emergency rescue supplies. It was also delivered with some other wilderness survival tools. It was a complete set of wilderness survival supplies.
The old preserved vegetable state of this outdoor survival cabin is actually not what it is.
According to the design of the Disaster Response Institute, this outdoor survival capsule is usually in a compressed state after being folded and evacuated. When it is needed, you only need to pull the tab on it to inflate it in one minute and turn it into an energy-saving capsule. A small hard dome tent that accommodates two people.
This is also the reason why Chen Xin saw a piece of preserved vegetables.
Limited by the material, it must be able to be evacuated, folded and compressed, and must have enough strength to support it after being inflated to turn into a hard sphere. The researchers who designed it could only fill the outer material with special materials.
This is a newly developed non-Newtonian fluid material. It is a liquid colloid under normal circumstances, but it will harden once it is subjected to huge deformation and a certain pressure.
This is also the principle of new liquid protective clothing and body armor. The liquid quickly turns into a solid after being impacted, and has strong defensive capabilities.
But again, what comes out this way... looks like a pile of preserved vegetables.
Now Chen Xin's job is to improve it and make it easier to use and, more importantly, easy to carry.
After all, this is an emergency rescue product, and it cannot be deflated and compressed after it is inflated. As a disposable product, it cannot be too heavy.
Although field workers who carry it should be equipped with exoskeletons as auxiliary equipment, and their ability to carry supplies is much stronger than ordinary people who rely only on physical strength, being able to carry more weight does not mean how much can be carried. Also consider the size of the supplies you carry.
In fact, the most ideal state should be like the escape ball used in "The Wandering Earth". It can be compressed to the limit. It is only as big as a thermos. It can be inflated immediately after being thrown out and turned into a ball that can accommodate two or three people. , and can withstand the impact of external forces.
But it is a science fiction movie after all. With the existing technology, the material problem cannot be solved.
Although there are similar inflatable balls in reality, such things are obviously not the type that can be thrown out and inflated by themselves. Moreover, the internal structure is complex, a lot of materials are used, and it cannot be compressed to a small size.
This is why what appeared in front of Chen Xin was a piece of preserved vegetables instead of a compressed package.
Although the interior of this wild survival cabin can be evacuated, the non-Newtonian liquid material filled in the outer wall cannot be subjected to too much pressure impact, otherwise it will become hard and unusable, and this also determines that it cannot be in a compressed state. If it bears too much pressure, it cannot be compressed to the limit.
Researchers from the Disaster Response Research Institute have done the best they can, and the design has met the original design requirements as much as possible. Although the old preserved vegetable in front of you does not look very good, it is actually But the most basic requirements have been met.
However, it takes a lot of time to improve the size, weight, and ease of use. Under normal circumstances, it may take two or three years before they can come up with a more mature product.
If it is sent to Chen Xin, this improvement process can undoubtedly be shortened to the extreme.
After reading the instructions for use, Chen Xin had a good understanding of the old preserved vegetable.
There is nothing wrong with the design of the Disaster Response Institute. It is very practical and the improvement requirements are very clear. This is not a difficult thing for Chen Xin to handle.
At this time, he already had an upgrade plan for this wild survival cabin in his mind.
The change in materials is obviously not suitable. After taking over this work for so long, Chen Xin also knows clearly that although the system's upgrade function is good, if he is too imaginative, he will directly upgrade the materials to modern technology. Something that cannot be produced or something that is very difficult to create will undoubtedly make a product that is still usable directly become unusable.
After all, the most critical issue whether a product can be applied is whether it can be mass-produced.
So this time, he will try not to touch the materials as much as possible, but adjust the structure to make this wild survival cabin more practical.
