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aeroMorph - Heat-sealing Inflatable Shape-change Materials for Interaction Design

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Mélina Skouras,

Nikolaos Vlavianos,

Hiroshi IshiiAuthors Info & Claims

UIST '16: Proceedings of the 29th Annual Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology

Pages 121 - 132

https://doi.org/10.1145/2984511.2984520

Published: 16 October 2016 Publication History

Abstract

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.

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DOI:10.1145/2984511

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