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ecaade2023_447 |
authors |
Kyaw, Alexander Htet, Otto, Jack and Lok, Leslie |
year |
2023 |
title |
Active Bending in Physics-Based Mixed Reality: The design and fabrication of a reconfigurable modular bamboo system |
doi |
https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2023.1.169
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source |
Dokonal, W, Hirschberg, U and Wurzer, G (eds.), Digital Design Reconsidered - Proceedings of the 41st Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe 2023) - Volume 1, Graz, 20-22 September 2023, pp. 169–178 |
summary |
The research addresses the difficulties of designing with a non-standard and structurally dynamic material, such as bamboo, by using mixed reality (MR) as a virtual and collaborative design environment with integrated material physics simulations. This paper describes the development of a workflow that integrates (1) a reconfigurable modular bamboo system leveraging the active bending property of bamboo, (2) a custom physics-based MR environment facilitating on-site collaborative design, and (3) an MR user interface enabling users to customize material parameters unique to bamboo. The reconfigurable modular bamboo system is a kit of parts consisting of linear, triangular, and tetrahedral bundled bamboo modules that can be assembled on the ground and lofted into complex active bending structures. Through a Physics-Based Mixed Reality design framework, multiple users can reconfigure these modules virtually, dynamically, and collaboratively, iterating through several configurations on-site before deploying real-world resources. The result is a custom MR environment that enables non-expert users to participate in the design process through a user interface for managing module properties and connectivity. |
keywords |
Mixed Reality, Augmented Reality, Physics Simulation, Participatory Design, User Interface, Fabrication, Bamboo, Biomaterials, Transformable Structures |
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