hsntnovel Chapter 89: Space Engineering Acceptance Plan
Chapter 89: Space Engineering Acceptance Plan
"The Alashan launch matrix was completed in just 28 days, which has exceeded my expectations."
A leader in charge of infrastructure work stared blankly at Tianguan-1, which was quietly floating in a controlled steady-state orbit around the Earth and the Moon in L1, and muttered to himself, "And Tianguan-1, which is even more complex than the Alashan launch matrix, only took 20 days!?"
20 days!
Build a permanent military base in space in 20 days!
"Damn, am I still half asleep?!"
After cursing, the leader snapped back to reality and glared at Guo Yi, who was standing tall and proud. His face contorted with rage, he said, "Chief Engineer Guo, let's deploy the unmanned infrastructure system now!"
"Your words make me wonder if you're still half asleep."
Guo Yi complained and explained helplessly, "That's right, we did indeed build a permanent military base in the controlled steady-state orbit of the Earth and Moon in just 20 days."
However, our preparations took almost two years!
If confidentiality is not a concern, then it would take at least six months to prepare.
Furthermore, we expected it to be set up in 15 days, but it actually took 20 days to set up, a full 5 days later than expected.
The five days that night were not due to a lack of building materials or damage to building materials, but were entirely spent resolving conflicts with the project manager!
In summary, our current material supply speed cannot keep up with the consumption rate of unmanned infrastructure, and forcibly popularizing unmanned infrastructure will only lead to a surge in the price of materials.
At the same time, unmanned infrastructure itself is still immature, and forcibly popularizing it would cause a large number of unpredictable problems.
"...Alright then."
The leader hesitated for a moment, then had no choice but to give up: "Chief Engineer Guo, I'm sorry, I was too hasty."
"..."
After Guo Yi finished speaking with the leader, everyone looked at Guo Yi, waiting for him to move on to the next topic, which was also the most crucial issue at the moment: the acceptance of Tianguan-1!
The Alashan launch matrix project involved simultaneous construction by mechs, automated equipment, and manual labor on one side, and acceptance testing by mechs, equipment, and manual labor on the other. The entire process was monitored without any blind spots, which is why it was able to be accepted immediately upon completion.
However, Tianguan-1 was not subject to any manual inspection, and numerous engineering conflicts arose during its construction.
More importantly, Tianguan-1 was in a nearly unfamiliar environment—a controlled steady-state orbit in the northern halo of the Earth-Moon L1.
Therefore, although the data shows that Tianguan-1 can be put into use directly, it still needs to be carefully inspected by both personnel and equipment before it can be put into use.
Otherwise, who knows when or what problems might arise.
If it's just a minor problem in daily life, that's fine. But what if it suddenly disintegrates during wartime? The enemy would be overjoyed.
So the question is, who will inspect it?
Theoretically speaking, Guo Yiqu is the most suitable candidate, but practically speaking, he is the least suitable.
After all, no matter how many benefits Guo Yi might gain from going, compared to Guo Yi's safety, it's all just a drop in the ocean.
Aside from Guo Yi, there are many other people who could be selected for the acceptance inspection: project leaders, the first batch of staff stationed at Tianguan-1, personnel who know how to operate the relevant acceptance instruments, and so on.
Even anyone who can take care of themselves, understands what others are saying, can speak, and can work as a team can be accepted for the inspection.
This allows the relevant personnel to remotely teach those people step-by-step how to use the relevant equipment to conduct the acceptance work.
However, no matter who is responsible for the inspection, they all face the same problem: safety.
In addition, different inspection personnel have their own unique troubles.
Therefore, unless Guo Yi says he will personally inspect the goods, everyone will generally follow Guo Yi's opinion.
Besides, what if Guo Yi has a way to perform remote manual inspection?
Therefore, everyone was waiting for Guo Yi to speak.
"Is it absolutely necessary to send someone to the site for inspection?"
"If you have a method for remote acceptance, we can avoid sending someone to the site for acceptance."
"Sorry, I actually do have a method for remote acceptance."
Guo Yi nodded matter-of-factly, then explained, "You definitely won't agree to me going to inspect it myself."
Sending people to inspect it is fine for now, as there is only one Tianguan-1. But what about the many more space projects in the future?
What space projects will be even further away and in even harsher environments in the future?
We can't keep sending people to risk their lives to inspect a dead building that can be built at any time, can we?
Buildings can be repaired or even demolished and rebuilt, but I can't bring a person back to life once they've died.
Therefore, I devised a remote acceptance solution: a three-data cross-validation remote acceptance solution.
The so-called "three data" refer to: construction retrospective data, real-time on-orbit dynamic sensing data, and original design data.
After pausing for a moment, Guo Yi continued his explanation: "The construction backtracking data records the data of the entire construction process of the construction site at a speed of milliseconds;
Real-time on-orbit dynamic sensing data is continuously collected, summarized, and updated by the hundreds of thousands of sensors on Tianguan-1, providing accurate feedback on the most accurate on-orbit status of Tianguan-1 at the moment.
The original design data is the theoretical data we used when designing Tianguan-1.
By cross-comparing these three sets of data using Wenshu-level AI, as long as it is determined that the three sets of data are completely consistent or the error is within the threshold, it means that the engineering structure has no hidden damage, the assembly has no defects, and there are no hidden dangers in steady state.
If there is any residual stress, assembly deviation, pipeline abnormality, or structural hidden danger, Wenshu-level AI can not only accurately mark it, but also locate the specific point.
With specific locations identified, we can direct the construction team to conduct remote, close-range visual inspections and remote instrument spot checks to make final confirmations, and then address specific issues on a case-by-case basis.
In this way, we not only avoid sending people to risk their lives to conduct on-site inspections, but we also save a significant amount of unnecessary travel time.
"..."
After Guo Yi finished speaking, everyone pondered for a moment, and then the leader asked again, "What if the data is distorted, or the AI makes a mistake in comparison?"
"Can a live inspection guarantee 100% project quality?"
After the leader finished speaking, Yue Mingyuan retorted with a long face: "In my opinion, Chief Engineer Guo's method is more accurate and reliable than your so-called on-site inspection by real people."
Unfortunately, this approach is only suitable for facilities like Tianguan-1, which have a large number of sensors and update their status in real time, and is not universally applicable.
Otherwise, I think all buildings could be inspected in this way from now on.
No sooner had Yue Mingyuan finished speaking than the chief commander made the decision: "Then let's accept Tianguan No. 1 according to Chief Engineer Guo's plan."
After speaking, the chief commander asked, "Chief Engineer Guo, how long do you expect it to take to complete the acceptance inspection?"
"The inspection can be completed within 3 days."
"In that case, I have an idea."