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acadia17_582 |
authors |
Staback, Danniely; Nguy?n, M?Dung; Addison, James; Angles, Zachary; Karsan, Zain; Tibbits, Skylar |
year |
2017 |
title |
Aerial Pop-Up Structures |
source |
ACADIA 2017: DISCIPLINES & DISRUPTION [Proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-0-692-96506-1] Cambridge, MA 2-4 November, 2017), pp. 582- 589 |
doi |
https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2017.582
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summary |
Research into self-assembly systems has been growing in recent years, focusing on the design and engineering of materials to react to environmental factors, which trigger a chain of reactions promoting the components to build themselves. This paper attempts to expand this field with the design and testing of a full-scale structure that could be dropped high above the ground, self-assemble in the air in a matter of seconds, and form an inhabitable space on the ground.
This system uses spline-based fiberglass rods, folded in specific configurations and connected with parachute surfaces as the main material system, enabling the global aerial performance. A series of drop tests were conducted from a 100? crane to investigate the unfolding sequence, the release mechanisms, and the parachute configurations, leading to its successful aerial assembly. |
keywords |
paper material and construction; physics; smart materials; smart assembly; construction; form finding |
series |
ACADIA |
email |
dstaback@mit.edu |
full text |
file.pdf (1,538,625 bytes) |
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