AirPolygon

AirPolygon: Transparent, Film-based and Flexible 3D Display with Air-control

This demo proposes AirPolygon, a soft, bendable, and transparent pneumatic control film. AirPolygon distinguishes itself with its ease of fabrication, high transparency for direct LCD attachment, and lightweight, deflatable design for portability. We designed the system to prevent air leakage while capitalizing on each layer’s material properties. Demonstrated applications include a 3D haptic LCD monitor film, a lightweight game controller, a tactile video conferencing system, a tactile pulse meter, and a transparent switch for glass surfaces, illustrating AirPolygon’s broad utility.

柔らかく、曲げることができ、透明な空気圧制御フィルムであるAirPolygonを提案します。AirPolygonは、製作の容易さ、液晶モニタに直接貼り付けられる高い透明性、持ち運びに便利な軽量で膨張可能なデザインを特徴としています。各層の材料特性を生かしながら、空気漏れを防ぐシステムを設計しました。3D触覚の液晶モニターフィルム、軽量ゲームコントローラー、触覚ビデオ会議支援、ガラス面用透明スイッチなどのアプリケーションを実証し、AirPolygonの幅広い有用性を示しています。

Yuki Akachi and Junichi Yamaoka. 2023. AirPolygon: Transparent, Film-based and Flexible 3D Display with Air-control. In SIGGRAPH Asia 2023 Emerging Technologies (SA ’23). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 2, 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1145/3610541.3614571

4D Embroidery

4D Embroidery: Implementing Parametric Structures in Textiles for Sculptural Embroidery

4D Embroidery, a method to create sculptural 3D structures from a flat sheet of fabric by parameterizing an open-lace embroidery framework. By adding a fourth dimension to a mesh-like texture in textiles, lace has the potential to exhibit a wide range of transformation behavior for actuation. However, digital embroidery is not widely adopted as a technique central to fabricating 4D structures. This study presents a design exploration of the methodologies for implementing parametric structures in self-assembling textiles. We propose a digital fabrication process via embroidering active and passive material, accompanied by a computational design tool to achieve a target shape-change. We reflect on the design process and present future directions for research.

ISWC2022Poster

Ayesha Nabila, Hua Ma, and Junichi Yamaoka. 2023. 4D Embroidery: Implementing Parametric Structures in Textiles for Sculptural Embroidery. In Adjunct Proceedings of the 2022 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing and the 2022 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers (UbiComp/ISWC ’22 Adjunct). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 88–90. https://doi.org/10.1145/3544793.3560358

Food Print in Dialogue

その日の気分や感情に応じて、適切な形の食べ物を印刷するフードプリンタです。画面上に映し出されたキャラクタと会話することでユーザの感情を推測して、最適な形状やメッセージを食べ物の上に印刷します。例えば、自然な会話の中から疲れたことを認識して励ますようなメッセージを印刷します。

This food printer prints appropriately shaped food according to the user’s mood or emotion of the day. By conversing with a character displayed on the screen, the printer estimates the user’s emotions and prints the most appropriate shape and message on the food. For example, it recognizes that the user is tired from a natural conversation and prints an encouraging message.

チェン ジウェイ、山岡 潤一 (2022)

この研究はバンダイナムコ研究所との共同研究成果です。 Collaboration with Bandai Namco Research Inc.