Title
SimuLearn: Fast and Accurate Simulator to Support Morphing Materials Design and Workflows
Abstract
ABSTRACTMorphing materials allow us to create new modalities of interaction and fabrication by leveraging the materials? dynamic behaviors. Yet, despite the ongoing rapid growth of computational tools within this realm, current developments are bottlenecked by the lack of an effective simulation method. As a result, existing design tools must trade-off between speed and accuracy to support a real-time interactive design scenario. In response, we introduce SimuLearn, a data-driven method that combines finite element analysis and machine learning to create real-time (0.61 seconds) and truthful (97% accuracy) morphing material simulators. We use mesh-like 4D printed structures to contextualize this method and prototype design tools to exemplify the design workflows and spaces enabled by a fast and accurate simulation method. Situating this work among existing literature, we believe SimuLearn is a timely addition to the HCI CAD toolbox that can enable the proliferation of morphing materials.
Year
DOI
Venue
2020
10.1145/3379337.3415867
UIST
DocType
Citations 
PageRank 
Conference
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
8
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Humphrey Yang194.96
Kuanren Qian200.68
Haolin Liu3267.19
Yuxuan Yu400.34
Jianzhe Gu5105.65
Matthew McGehee600.34
Yongjie Zhang729334.45
Lining Yao825131.54