Tuesday, February 12, 2008
research propsal-esque
Our research topic will actually be a series of experiments to investigate the capabilities embedded within the flexinol wire. The first step we will take is to critically analyze the past blogs and experiments of the course to identify aspects of projects that will further our research/prototyping in the following categories:
1. MOVEMENT: trying to maximize movement
-testing mechanical systems to augment movement (springs, pivots, pulleys, etc.)
-methodically documenting maximum/minimum movements of the wire in relationship to various pivot points
-testing strength of the wire
2. SENSORS: exploring the responsiveness of various sensors to the flexinol wire
-a precise documentation of relationships of sensors to environmental elements
3. MATERIAL OUTPUT: how does the flexinol wire respond to fabric?
-testing different fabrics
-testing various attachment strategies (wire/fabric)
4. SCALE: limits of project scale
-building scale, room scale, human scale, smaller?
-strong desire to have final prototype interact with the individual
