FolDTronics Demo: Creating 3D objects with integrated electronics using foldable honeycomb structures

Junichi Yamaoka; Yoshihiro Kawahara; Mustafa Doga Dogan; Yasuaki Kakehi; Katarina Bulovic; Stefanie Mueller; Kazuya Saito

doi:10.1145/3290607.3313242

FolDTronics Demo: Creating 3D objects with integrated electronics using foldable honeycomb structures

Junichi Yamaoka, Yoshihiro Kawahara, Mustafa Doga Dogan, Yasuaki Kakehi, Katarina Bulovic, Stefanie Mueller, Kazuya Saito

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

We present FoldTronics, a 2D-cutting based fabrication technique to integrate electronics into 3D folded objects. The key idea is to cut and perforate a 2D sheet using a cutting plotter to make it foldable into a 3D honeycomb structure; before folding, users place the electronic components and circuitry onto the sheet. The fabrication process only takes a few minutes allowing to rapidly prototype functional interactive devices. The resulting objects are lightweight and rigid, thus allowing for weight-sensitive and force-sensitive applications. Due to the nature of honeycombs, the created objects can be folded flat along one axis and thus can be efficiently transported in this compact form factor.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CHI EA 2019 - Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450359719
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3290607.3313242
Publication status	Published - 2019 May 2
Externally published	Yes
Event	2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2019 - Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: 2019 May 4 → 2019 May 9

Publication series

Name	Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Conference

Conference	2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2019
Country	United Kingdom
City	Glasgow
Period	19/5/4 → 19/5/9

Keywords

2D folding
Electronics
Personal fabrication

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Software
Human-Computer Interaction
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design

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Yamaoka, J., Kawahara, Y., Dogan, M. D., Kakehi, Y., Bulovic, K., Mueller, S., & Saito, K. (2019). FolDTronics Demo: Creating 3D objects with integrated electronics using foldable honeycomb structures. In CHI EA 2019 - Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems [3313242] (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3290607.3313242

FolDTronics Demo : Creating 3D objects with integrated electronics using foldable honeycomb structures. / Yamaoka, Junichi; Kawahara, Yoshihiro; Dogan, Mustafa Doga; Kakehi, Yasuaki; Bulovic, Katarina; Mueller, Stefanie; Saito, Kazuya.

CHI EA 2019 - Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Association for Computing Machinery, 2019. 3313242 (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Yamaoka, J, Kawahara, Y, Dogan, MD, Kakehi, Y, Bulovic, K, Mueller, S & Saito, K 2019, FolDTronics Demo: Creating 3D objects with integrated electronics using foldable honeycomb structures. in CHI EA 2019 - Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems., 3313242, Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings, Association for Computing Machinery, 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2019, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 19/5/4. https://doi.org/10.1145/3290607.3313242

Yamaoka J, Kawahara Y, Dogan MD, Kakehi Y, Bulovic K, Mueller S et al. FolDTronics Demo: Creating 3D objects with integrated electronics using foldable honeycomb structures. In CHI EA 2019 - Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Association for Computing Machinery. 2019. 3313242. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings). https://doi.org/10.1145/3290607.3313242

Yamaoka, Junichi ; Kawahara, Yoshihiro ; Dogan, Mustafa Doga ; Kakehi, Yasuaki ; Bulovic, Katarina ; Mueller, Stefanie ; Saito, Kazuya. / FolDTronics Demo : Creating 3D objects with integrated electronics using foldable honeycomb structures. CHI EA 2019 - Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Association for Computing Machinery, 2019. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).

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