FlowIO Pjattaforma għall-Iżvilupp Pnewmatiku minn Ali Shtarbanov

Id-disinn FlowIO Pjattaforma għall-Iżvilupp Pnewmatiku minn Ali Shtarbanov huwa rebbieħ stmat ħafna tal-prestiġjuż 2021 Premju A' Design Award tal-Fidda fil-Kategorija tal-Kompetizzjoni ta' Disinn ta' Strumenti Xjentifiċi u Tagħmir tar-Riċerka.

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FlowIO Pjattaforma għall-Iżvilupp Pnewmatiku

minn Ali Shtarbanov

Klijent: Ali Shtarbanov, MIT Media Lab

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Dwar FlowIO Pjattaforma għall-Iżvilupp Pnewmatiku

FlowIO hija pjattaforma għall-iżvilupp pnewmatiku għall-kontroll, l-attwazzjoni u s-sensing ta' robots artab u materjali programmabbli. Il-modulu prinċipali jintegra valvijiet, sensuri, mikrokontrollur, batterija u ċarġer. Il-moduli tal-pompa jingħaqdu b'mod manjetiku u jistgħu jinbidlu waqt l-użu, b'għażliet żgħar, medji u kbar għal pressjonijiet u rati ta' fluss differenti. Il-moduli huma magħluqa f'kaxxi bi snap-fit stampati bit-3D. Sett ta' għodda tas-softwer iżid interfaces grafiċi mobbli u tad-desktop, kontroll bil-Bluetooth u interfaces tal-programmar. FlowIO tixraq kemm għal proġetti tad-desktop kif ukoll għal dawk li jistgħu jintlibsu.

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Dwar il-Premju A' Design Award tal-Fidda

FlowIO Pjattaforma għall-Iżvilupp Pnewmatiku huwa rebbieħ tal-Premju A' Design Award tal-Fidda, rikonoxximent prestiġjuż straordinarjament mogħti lil disinji tal-ogħla livell, sbieħ u impressjonanti. Ir-rebbieħa tal-Fidda huma xogħlijiet brillanti ħafna u kreattivi ħafna li juru l-għarfien espert, it-talent u l-aċċuratezza tad-disinjaturi tagħhom. Huwa mistenni li FlowIO Pjattaforma għall-Iżvilupp Pnewmatiku ikun xogħol mill-isbaħ, eżemplari, professjonali ħafna u innovattiv bil-fond. Dan id-disinn rebbieħ tal-Fidda huwa invenzjoni notevoli u mammirata li tikkontribwixxi biex jitwessgħu l-fruntieri tal-arti, ix-xjenza, id-disinn u t-teknoloġija. FlowIO Pjattaforma għall-Iżvilupp Pnewmatiku huwa ħolqien li ħafna jinvidjawh, li jqajjem ix-xewqat, iġib sentimenti pożittivi u joħloq tgħaġġib u mistagħġib.

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Proprjetajiet Uniċi: FlowIO is a fully-integrated, general-purpose development platform for control of soft robots and programmable materials. With magnetically connected pump modules that are swappable on-the-fly, FlowIO can satisfy diverse project needs of researchers, artists, and makers. A software toolkit with mobile and desktop graphical interfaces, Bluetooth controls, and APIs for Arduino and JavaScript — enable users from any technical background to get started and unleash their creativity with FlowIO.
Dimensjonijiet u Ippakkjar: Five pneumatic I/O ports, each capable of 7 actions, and three swappable pump modules (small, medium, large) can satisfy different needs for pressures (-26 to 30 psi), size, and flow-rates. FlowIO with small pumps has dimensions 59x55x28 mm and mass of only 114g. Expansion modules and accessories enable additional sensing, control, and mounting options for both wearable and nonwearable applications. BLE Capability, multiple APIs, and a GUI enable diverse options for interacting with FlowIO.
Tikketti: Development Platform, Toolkit, Pneumatic Control System, Soft Robotics, Programmable Materials, Shape Change, Tangible User Interface, Wearables, Arduino, Raspberry Pi
Teknoloġija tal-Produzzjoni: FlowIO contains a main module, different pump modules, expansion modules, and accessories. The main module integrates 7 valves, 2 custom PCBs, sensors, microcontroller, and a battery with charger. Each pump module has 2 pumps, a custom PCB, and a battery with integrated charger. Auxiliary modules also consist of custom PCBs. The modules connect magnetically and are enclosed in 3D-printed snap-fit enclosures, that can be printed in any color. All hardware designs are made public and open-source.
Sfida tad-Disinn: The main challenge was making FlowIO highly energy-efficient and miniaturized yet fully-integrated with pumps, valves, sensors, electronics, batteries. and even charging circuits. Other pneumatic platforms with far fewer capabilities are 5-10 times larger than FlowIO and they still require external pumps and/or power sources. Over a dozen design iterations were dedicated towards finding clever ways of reducing size. Developing multiple APIs and a cross-platform GUI was another major challenge.
Riċerka: Over a dozen people have used FlowIO to date, from PhD researchers and high-school students to makers and artists. It has enabled people to develop projects in various categories including interactivity, artistic expression, locomotion, telepresence, haptic feedback, and assistive technologies. Feedback was collected from existing and prospective users continuously to inform many of the design iterations. FlowIO was also used as a teaching tool in a graduate digital fabrication course at MIT.
Ispirazzjoni: Arduino and Raspberry Pi democratized electronics and computing. FlowIO aims to democratize soft robotics and programmable materials in a similar way. The lack of development platforms for soft robotics makes the field highly inaccessible for most people and stifles innovation. The FlowIO platform was developed with the goal to democratized the emerging field of soft robotics and make rapid prototyping more accessible for researchers, artists, designers, and makers.
Tul tal-Proġett: FlowIO originated out of necessity as a system I made for my own research in soft robotics and morphable interfaces at MIT Media Lab. As many other researchers, makers, and artists showed strong interest and asked to use FlowIO in their own works, in late 2019 the idea was born to augment FlowIO into a truly general purpose pneumatics development platform suitable for everyone. FlowIO has now undergone over 20 prototype iterations, with numerous new features added during those iterations.
Fluss tal-Operazzjoni: FlowIO enables users to rapidly bring soft robotics projects to life and to focus on developing actuators and experiences instead of spending time designing pneumatics, electronics, or writing control software. Miniature size, battery operation, and various modules and accessories make FlowIO suitable for both desktop and wearable applications involving inflation, vacuum, release, pressure sense, and flow variability. Multiple APIs and GUI make it possible for anyone to use the device with ease.
Membri tat-Tim: Ali Shtarbanov
Hyejun Youn
Ozgun Afsar
Advisor: Dr. Joseph Paradiso of MIT Media Lab
Krediti tal-Immaġni: Ali Shtarbanov