Us7576920b2 transformable, applicable material and. The use of transformable systems in the architecture of. Analysis techniques, integration methods into fixed architecture and manufacturing options will be discussed. Design of straintransformable titanium alloys sciencedirect. This course presented a theoretical overview as well as practical methods for designing objects that can change their size, shape and surface. Lightdriven transformable optical agent with adaptive. He applied the movement mechanism existing in the birds wings to flight. Transformable and kinetic architectural structures. The aim of this comparative analysis is to contribute to an overall systematic approach to changeable manufacturing system design. Examination of a method for determining when to develop.
Multiple design approaches to transformable building. Her research interests include construction applications for additive manufacturing technologies, specifically 3d printing. Optimizing solar insolation in transformable fabric architecture. The method improves the design process of transformable products accurately and effectively. In general, the design process of elastic transformable structures consists of four factors as listed in subsections 3. International journal of fashion design, technology and education. Sustainable practices and transformable fashion design chinese professional and consumer perspectives osmud rahman and minjie gong school of fashion, ryerson university, toronto, canada. This will involve doing fundamental research geometry, algebra and complex analysis and writing computer programs rhinograsshopper plugins in collaboration with other members of the sfb. A structured approach for driving innovation in your organization kumar, vijay on. The following section presents some of the principles behind established systematic product and manufacturing system design theory.
This website uses cookies as well as similar tools and technologies to understand visitors experiences. Diagram of design process in four areas towards form fostering. Tools and techniques for product design eric lutters 2a, fred j. Using the transformation concept in creating safari multi. By continuing to use this website, you consent to columbia universitys usage of cookies and similar technologies, in accordance with the columbia university website cookie notice. Optimizing solar insolation in transformable fabric. Design application trials are used as a method for determining the impact of this technique on the design process.
The design principle for transformable lattice structures enabled by fracture and shapememoryassisted healing is motivated by limitations in. She was an undergraduate research assistant with the isu ccl and she holds a bachelor of architecture degree from iowa state university. Computer visualization as a tool for form exploration. Design methods are procedures, techniques, aids, or tools for designing. Transformable design methods harvard graduate school of design. Largemagnitude transformable liquidmetal composites. Students build up a systematic methodology for the creation and development of transformable mechanisms. Semantic scholar extracted view of transformable building structures. Sustainable practices and transformable fashion design. This shading system, when applied to buildings, will attempt to provide a solution which can. Pdf multiple design approaches to transformable building. Tumor aciditynir controlled interaction of transformable. While, the method proposes general directions to be applied across a range of different.
The proposed design seeks to emulate the adaptive nature of plants and animals when it comes to being light sensitive or light responsive. Being a staunch believer that design is not about being artsy or a vehicle for selfexpression and is, instead, an objective, rational, laborious process based on listening to a client and translating that into a tangible, accessible solution, i found the design method the exact kind of. Modules the first stage of the design requires modular components to be sketched. Us10266367b2 transformable cable reels and related. Design involves many participants and encompasses a range of interactions and interdependencies among designers, designs, design methods, and users. This document neither analyzes the strengths of different pedagogical methods, nor prescribes specific design solutions such as. In the fall 2012 term at the harvard graduate school of design, hoberman led transformable design methods, a handson design course. Design, evaluation and application to intelligent architecture by maziar asefi 20100409 on. They offer a number of different kinds of activities that a designer might use within an overall design process. The design of this type of building involves general architectural design criteria in terms of form, function and aesthetics, but must also incorporate the special methods needed to make portable, adaptable, lightweight and reusable strategies in this paper, the major types of transformable spatial.
Most of the existing robots would find it difficult to stretch and transform all parts of their body together due to rigid components and complex actuation mechanisms inside. Modular fashion can incorporate and combine all or some of the construction methods mentioned above. Proceedings of the international association for shell and spatial structures iass symposium 2010, shanghai spatial structures permanent and temporary november 812 2010, shanghai, china geometric considerations for the design of rigid origami structures tomohiro tachi1 1the university of. Transformable cable reels, related assemblies and methods are disclosed. A handbook of situated design methods, with analyses and cases that range from designing study processes to understanding customer experiences to developing interactive installations. Continuously improving construction techniques greatly increase the.
Humancentered design is a practical, repeatable approach to arriving at innovative solutions. Unlike the traditional optimization approaches, the proposed method capitalizes on the use of a special morphing algorithm to generate optimal topologies from a genus. Kovo, yael arcpklockheed martin space opns created date. Flexible quadsurfaces for transformable design phd. Transformable apparel is defined as, those garments that offer two or more functional andor aesthetic alternative styles through various manipulative methods, such as wrapping, binding, rolling, twisting, tying, folding, and gathering rahman and gong 2016, p. This research presents a novel method to design for uncertainty, along with an empirical experiment that explores the generation of uncertain shapes and behaviors using scissorpair transformable structures. Real options based evaluation model for transformable. Deriving a systematic approach to changeable manufacturing.
The goal is to develop design methods for flexible quadsurfaces based on a recent progress in their classification. Optical elements and methods of forming optical elements are described. The talk will demonstrate the rulebased design of transformable structures, and will explore how parametric techniques facilitate the creation of movable, multistate transformable systems for buildings. Drawing on my own practice of building largescale kinetic installations, as well as those of other practitioners, we explored a range of applications in architecture and design. A highprofile example can be seen in the dresses with removable layers in yohji yamamotos spring 1999 collection. This free pdf offers a personal insight into the process. Although a framework of key concepts and additional design aspects has been elaborated, multiple approaches to transformable building were found in the two cases that have been studied figure 3. Think of these methods as a stepbystep guide to unleashing your creativity, putting the people you serve at the center of your design process to come up with new answers to difficult problems. Find link is a tool written by edward betts searching for design methods 329 found 371 total alternate case.
While many possible design methods or combinations of methods are available to the geotextile designer. Pdf sustainable practices and transformable fashion. Geometric considerations for the design of rigid origami. Research on this topic is limited 157, although toolstechniques for product design are key with respect to design ef.
The findings from verbal descriptions were analyzed to explore difficulties faced by participants in transformable design. Find link is a tool written by edward betts searching for design methods 334 found 375 total alternate case. The starting point draws on purely geometric tools, then moves to the basics of kinematic analysis and synthesis, ultimately leading towards a parametric approach that joins form and movement through an integrated design process. A twocase study that shows how origami math is integrated in the computer. By definition design for environment include environmental consideration and specially life cycle. Part two consists of descriptive outlines, or recipes, for 35 design methods. Precisely controlling the interaction of nanoparticles with biological systems nanobio interactions from the injection site to biological targets shows great potential for biomedical applications.
Transformable devices, objects and architecture have been used by human beings for a. Threeperson student teams devised transformable structures under hobermans guidance, which were exhibited publicly in early 20. The system includes a chassis and a configurable unit movably coupled to the chassis for at least one of translation and rotation with respect to the chassis. The transformable cable reels may be provided in a first reel configuration for spooling on cable to the transformable cable reel and to pay out the spooled cable from the transformable cable reel. Research design and research methods sage publications.
A structured approach for driving innovation in your organization. Inspired by the ability of nanoparticles to alter their physicochemical properties according to different stimuli, we explored the tumor acidity and nearinfrared nir light activated. A novel design methodology is proposed which incorporates the indicators and has been tested at teaching institutions of higher education. The transformable design concept is considered several things all in one. The present disclosure provides apparatuses, methods and systems operable to provide transformable living spaces. Even more, a lack of employable toolstechniques is, traditionally. A generative design method for structural topology. Transformable design methods harvard graduate school of. Portable buildings, retractable coverings, kinetic facades, and spaces that morph. Conventional procedures of design, such as drawing, can be regarded as design methods, but since the 1950s new procedures have been developed that are more usually grouped together under the name of design. All design is situatedcarried out from an embedded position. In existing types of transformable fashion design, garments can be. The combination of imaging techniques in cancer treatment often involves a tradeoff in properties due to the opposite working mechanisms. Sustainable practices and transformable fashion design chinese professional and consumer perspectives.
A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. In case of the transformable plant design, on the other hand, in those states of nature additional capacity can be installed. The design strategy of such straintransformable alloys is presented here, and some recent key findings are highlighted and discussed. Prevailing nas methods 31, 48, 8, 4, 40 optimize the network topology, while the focus of this paper is automated network size. Real options based evaluation model for transformable plant designs in the process industry. Designing for uncertainty novel shapes and behaviors. Here, we presented a highly transformable liquidmetal composite lmc that is easy to change shape in large magnitude and resume its original state again according to need. Transformable architecture inspired by the origami art. Roberto hernandezthe transformable factory strategies, methods and examples. Focusing on the mindset of making rather than tools and methods, it asks. Part one gives a brief history of design, argues that new methods are needed for todays more complex realities, breaks down the design process into three stages, and shows us how to choose a design method for each stage.