TY - GEN
T1 - Reflatables
T2 - 2020 ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2020
AU - Murayama, Takumi
AU - Yamaoka, Junichi
AU - Kakehi, Yasuaki
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by JST ERATO Grant Number JPMJER1501, Japan. We thank Ryo Suzuki (University of Colorado, Boulder) and Prof. Yoshihiro Kawahara (The University of Tokyo) for their advices.
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PY - 2020/4/25
Y1 - 2020/4/25
N2 - In this study, we propose a novel fabrication method to create large-scale 3D objects by bending and piling up an inflated single polyethylene tube. A unique point of our method is that we can redo the design and reconfigure it using the same tube after evacuating the air from the object. To provide detachable constraints on the tube for bending, we developed a novel technique with a hook-and-loop fastener attached on the tube. We also designed software to convert 3D targeted object shape to the bending pattern of the tube. Furthermore, we implemented a prototype of a machine for the automation of the attaching process of the fastener on the tube. In this paper, we describe the details of the design, implementation, results and future works.
AB - In this study, we propose a novel fabrication method to create large-scale 3D objects by bending and piling up an inflated single polyethylene tube. A unique point of our method is that we can redo the design and reconfigure it using the same tube after evacuating the air from the object. To provide detachable constraints on the tube for bending, we developed a novel technique with a hook-and-loop fastener attached on the tube. We also designed software to convert 3D targeted object shape to the bending pattern of the tube. Furthermore, we implemented a prototype of a machine for the automation of the attaching process of the fastener on the tube. In this paper, we describe the details of the design, implementation, results and future works.
KW - Design tool
KW - Digital fabrication
KW - Inflatable structure
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U2 - 10.1145/3334480.3382904
DO - 10.1145/3334480.3382904
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85090231178
T3 - Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings
BT - CHI EA 2020 - Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
Y2 - 25 April 2020 through 30 April 2020
ER -