Name
Abstract | ||
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This paper presents a design, simulation, and fabrication pipeline for making transforming inflatables with various materials. We introduce a bending mechanism that creates multiple, programmable shape-changing behaviors with inextensible materials, including paper, plastics and fabrics. We developed a software tool that generates these bending mechanism for a given geometry, simulates its transformation, and exports the compound geometry as digital fabrication files. We show a range of fabrication methods, from manual sealing, to heat pressing with custom stencils and a custom heat-sealing head that can be mounted on usual 3-axis CNC machines to precisely fabricate the designed transforming material. Finally, we present three applications to show how this technology could be used for designing interactive wearables, toys, and furniture. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2016 | 10.1145/2984511.2984520 | UIST |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
shape-changing interfaces, textile, pneumatic, bending mechanism, soft shape-change, wearables, haptics | Interaction design,Wearable computer,Computer science,Mechanical engineering,Bending,Textile,Human–computer interaction,Haptic technology,Fabrication,Inflatable,Pressing | Conference |
Citations | PageRank | References |
23 | 0.91 | 16 |
Authors | ||
7 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jifei Ou | 1 | 192 | 13.18 |
| Mélina Skouras | 2 | 210 | 10.21 |
| Nikolaos Vlavianos | 3 | 23 | 0.91 |
| Felix Heibeck | 4 | 59 | 3.21 |
| Chin-Yi Cheng | 5 | 96 | 6.97 |
| Jannik Peters | 6 | 23 | 0.91 |
| Hiroshi Ishii | 7 | 472 | 31.91 |