Platinum Injinịa · 2022
Tensegrity Ihe Mmetụta Enwere Ike Ibusa Ebe Ọ Bụla
by Daniel Lim
- Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Platinum 2022 in Injinịa
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About Tensegrity Ihe Mmetụta Enwere Ike Ibusa Ebe Ọ Bụla
Tensegrity bụ ihe mmetụta (sensọ) enwere ike ibusa ebe ọ bụla, nke e mere maka mpaghara ọdachi. A na-atụda Tensegrity site na drone iji chịkọta data maka ndị otu na-aza ihe mberede, gụnyere ntapu gas, foto na ụda sitere n'aka ndị lanarịrị. Mkpanaka siri ike na eriri naịlọn na-etolite ihe owuwu nwere nkwụsi ike nke na-anabata mmetụta ọdịda site n'ebe karịrị mita 50, ya mere ọ dịghị mkpa parashut. A na-ebu modul anọ afụchiri afụchi n'ime igbe dị n'okpuru drone ma hapụ ha n'elu ebe ahụ, ebe modul ọ bụla na-emeghe mgbe ọ dara n'ala. Ihe mmetụta a na-erute ebe ndị mmadụ na-apụghị ịbịaru nso n'enweghị ihe egwu.
About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Platinum
Tensegrity Ihe Mmetụta Enwere Ike Ibusa Ebe Ọ Bụla meriri A' Design Award nke Platinum, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị bụ n'ezie pụrụ iche, mara mma ma dị ebube. Ndị meriri na Platinum bụ ihe ịtụnanya nke imepụta, ihe akaebe nke oke ntụgharị uche imepụta ihe, ma na-egosi ikike ọrụ na ọgụgụ isi na-enweghị ntụnyere nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na design ndị a ga-abụ ọrụ kacha mara amara nke na-akọwa ịma mma nke oge, na-enye aka na ọdịmma obodo ma na-ebuga oke nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ n'ihu. Tensegrity Ihe Mmetụta Enwere Ike Ibusa Ebe Ọ Bụla na-egosi ọkwa ịdị mma karịrị oke ma n'enweghị obi abụọ na-eme ka ụwa bụrụ ebe ka mma site na àgwà ya bara uru na dị oke ọnụ ahịa. Tensegrity Ihe Mmetụta Enwere Ike Ibusa Ebe Ọ Bụla bụ ọrụ meriri A' Design Award nke Platinum nke na-akpali ọchịchọ, na-akpali, na-eme ka obi ụtọ jupụta ma na-akpali oke ọṅụ.
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- Unique Properties
- Tensegrity sensor for disaster site, which could be dropped from the sky (drone) to gather information for the emergencyresponse crew (gas leaks, visuals, and audios). Once the drone arrives at the spot, many tensegrity modulesstored in a basket with an autonomous deployment system are deployed on multiple locations. The sensors can be delivered to disaster areas where humans are unable to approach.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Maximum size of 150 mm x 150 mm x 150 mm when deployed, and 150 mm x 150 mm x 60 mm when collapsed.
- Tags
- Tensegrity, soft robot, disaster response, emergency sensors
- Production Technology
- The tensegrity module's goal is to offer the response team in a catastrophe region with a range of data. This data contains auditory or visual alerts that may have been generated by survivors, as well as a collection of gas leaks that may have enabled focused response to prevent larger accidents. Enclosures for the current mudules are made with SLA 3D printing, and many wireless sensors are enclosed. Furthermore, commercial nylon threads were employed to give the necessary tension for the framework.
- Design Challenge
- Finding appropriate materials for the string was extremely difficult because it needed to offer enough tension as well as strength to endure the drop. Another challenge was the module's assembly, which required many stiff rods to be linked at the same time. We solved this problem by creating a 3D printed jig that holds the component in place during assembly and using nylon threads to give sturdiness as well as enough tension for the construction.
- Research
- This design is based on the tensegrity structure, which has sparked academic interest due to its energy absorption qualities with a specially constructed mix of rigid rod and strings. Through interviews and observations, we discovered that the quick reaction team frequently lacks the data required for the response plan, particularly in the case of a large-scale disaster such as a forest fire. Because drones have limited battery life and require pilot control to gather information, we developed tensegrity modules that can be easily deployed to many places in need of sensory input.
- Inspiration
- Tensegrity structures are a type of stiff beam coupled with many strings that generate tension that can sustain the impact of a collision. Inspired by the structure, the sensor can be deployed from more than 50 m above the ground without the use of an additional device (parachute).
- Project Duration
- The project started in August 2021 in Seoul, Korea and finished in March 2022 in Berkeley, California.
- Operation Flow
- Initially, four sensor modules are carried in a collapsed hexagonal box attached to the drone. When the drone approaches the point of interest (to collect data), the bottom panel of the box opens, allowing the sensor module to be dropped from a great height. The module rapidly deploys into the fully tensioned tensegrity structure, absorbing enough energy from impact with the ground. The module collects data for the reaction strategy by deploying various sensors.
