ProtoMold: An interactive vacuum forming system for rapid prototyping

Junichi Yamaoka, Yasuaki Kakehi

研究成果: Conference contribution

15 被引用数 (Scopus)

抄録

In this paper, we propose a novel fabrication machine called ProtoMold, which uses interactive vacuum forming system for rapid prototyping. ProtoMold combines a dynamical shape-changing surface that consists of 12 × 8 linear actuators and a vacuum forming system. According to the shape of the surface, this system can mold various 2.5 dimensional objects quickly. Another characteristic of this system is that users can reuse molded objects and change their design; by applying tension and heat to a molded object, the object becomes flat and can be molded again. We also designed user several interaction methods for manipulating ProtoMold. In addition to loading predesigned data, the user can control the shape of the pin display directly using gesture input or physical objects. We propose several use scenarios for ProtoMold: changing the design of a plate based on objects placed on it, fabricating a facemask with a printed texture, and fabricating electrical devices with printed electronic circuits. By using this system, we conducted a user test and discuss the known limitations and potential applications of our system.

本文言語English
ホスト出版物のタイトルCHI 2017 - Proceedings of the 2017 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
ホスト出版物のサブタイトルExplore, Innovate, Inspire
出版社Association for Computing Machinery
ページ2106-2115
ページ数10
ISBN(電子版)9781450346559
DOI
出版ステータスPublished - 2017 5月 2
イベント2017 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2017 - Denver, United States
継続期間: 2017 5月 62017 5月 11

出版物シリーズ

名前Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings
2017-May

Other

Other2017 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2017
国/地域United States
CityDenver
Period17/5/617/5/11

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • ソフトウェア
  • 人間とコンピュータの相互作用
  • コンピュータ グラフィックスおよびコンピュータ支援設計

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