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_id	ecaade2018_298
id	ecaade2018_298
authors	Rossi, Gabriella and Nicholas, Paul
year	2018
title	Modelling A Complex Fabrication System - New design tools for doubly curved metal surfaces fabricated using the English Wheel
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.1.811
source	Kepczynska-Walczak, A, Bialkowski, S (eds.), Computing for a better tomorrow - Proceedings of the 36th eCAADe Conference - Volume 1, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland, 19-21 September 2018, pp. 811-820
summary	Standard industrialization and numeration models fail to translate the richness and complexity of traditional crafts into the making of the architectural elements, which excludes them from the industry. This paper introduces a new way of modelling a complex craft fabrication method, namely the English Wheel, that is based on the creation of a cyber-physical system. The cyber-physical system connects a robotic arm and an artificial neural network. The robot arm controls the movement of a metal sheet through the English wheel to achieve desired geometries according to toolpaths and predicted deformations specified by the neural network. The method is demonstrated through the making of 1:1 design probes of doubly curved metal surfaces.
keywords	Digital craft; metal forming; doubly curved surfaces; robotic fabrication; neural networks; cyber-physical system
series	eCAADe
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_id	acadia18_146
id	acadia18_146
authors	Rossi, Gabriella; Nicholas, Paul
year	2018
title	Re/Learning the Wheel. Methods to Utilize Neural Networks as Design Tools for Doubly Curved Metal Surfaces
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2018.146
source	ACADIA // 2018: Recalibration. On imprecisionand infidelity. [Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-0-692-17729-7] Mexico City, Mexico 18-20 October, 2018, pp. 146-155
summary	This paper introduces concepts and computational methodologies for utilizing neural networks as design tools for architecture and demonstrates their application in the making of doubly curved metal surfaces using a contemporary version of the English Wheel. The research adopts an interdisciplinary approach to develop a novel method to model complex geometric features using computational models that originate from the field of computer vision. The paper contextualizes the approach with respect to the current state of the art of the usage of artificial neural networks both in architecture and beyond. It illustrates the cyber physical system that is at the core of this research, with a focus on the employed neural network–based computational method. Finally, the paper discusses the repercussions of these design tools on the contemporary design paradigm.
keywords	full paper, ai & machine learning, digital craft, robotic production, computation
series	ACADIA
type	paper
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_id	ecaade2018_388
id	ecaade2018_388
authors	Stefas, Alexander, Rossi, Andrea and Tessmann, Oliver
year	2018
title	Funken - Serial Protocol Toolkit for Interactive Prototyping
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.2.177
source	Kepczynska-Walczak, A, Bialkowski, S (eds.), Computing for a better tomorrow - Proceedings of the 36th eCAADe Conference - Volume 2, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland, 19-21 September 2018, pp. 177-186
summary	In order to offer a novel approach towards the development of interactive projects in architecture and design, as well as their tight integration in existing CAAD toolchains, this paper presents Funken, an open-source toolkit that handles serial communication for microcontrollers, aimed at simplifying the integration process between CAAD tools and interactive devices, and allowing fast implementation of human-readable user-specific communication protocols on the fly. Funken's details and implementation are presented, as well as custom-developed interfaces to Grasshopper, NodeJS and Processing. Funken is designed for building systems that allow users to implement their own custom defined logic, without imposing pre-determined behaviors. Within teaching, it allows to encapsulate complexity of microcontroller programming, while still allowing to implement complex behaviors through simple interfaces. The possibility of integrating Funken into a variety of CAD and media design frameworks offers the possibility of adding interactive functionality to a variety of projects.
keywords	Serial Communication; Interactive Prototyping; Arduino; Physical Computing
series	eCAADe
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