Mechcircuit Interactivo Pruebana Ruwana Sistema by Weijia Lin and Shuyue Feng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu in Kamachiy Kamay Competition Category.
QullqiKamachiy· 2023
Mechcircuit Interactivo Pruebana Ruwana Sistema
Client: Zhejiang University
A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu Winner in Kamachiy Category
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The Design
About Mechcircuit Interactivo Pruebana Ruwana Sistema
Mechcircuit nisqaqa huk pruebana ruwana sistemam, interactivo aparatokunapaq, chaykunaqa electrónica circuitokunata mecánica estructurakunatawan huñun. Neodimio imanes nisqakunaqa imanniyuq kasqankumanta electricidadta apaykachaqpas kanku, chaymi kuyuq tinkinakuna hina electricidad tinkichiq hina llamkanku. Muyuriq hinaspa siq'i kuyuykunaqa mana ñawpaq mecánica partekunawan hinam ruwakun. Q'aytukunawan solduranawan ruwaykunatam imaneskuna láser kuchusqa t'uqukunawan rantinku, chaymi partekunaqa utqaylla tinkinku hinaspa tikrakunku. Pruebakunaqa 2 mm acrílico raphikunamanta kuchusqam kanku, hinaspa electricidadta apaq qullqi tintam circuitokunata ruwan. Computadorawan yanapasqa diseño software nisqaqa mana yachaq runakunatam yanapan.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu
Mechcircuit Interactivo Pruebana Ruwana Sistema A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu mishak kan, ancha jatun yupaychay, kayta hanak, sumak shinallatak mancharina diseñukunaman kun. Qullqi mishak kashkakunaka ancha achikyaska shinallatak ancha mushuk ruraykunami, paykunata rurakkunapak yachayta, yuyayta shinallatak ushayta rikuchinku. Mechcircuit Interactivo Pruebana Ruwana Sistema ruray yachak, ñawpak shinallatak mushuk yuyayta charik sumak rurashka kanata munanku. Kay Qullqi Premiu japishka diseñuka ancha riksishka shinallatak yupaychashka yuyay kan, arti, siensia, diseñu shinallatak tekinolojía ñawpak ñankunata kichuk. Mechcircuit Interactivo Pruebana Ruwana Sistema achka runakunapak munashka rurashka kan, munayta kallarichin, alli yuyaykunata kun shinallatak mancharichin.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Mechcircuit enables non-expert users to design and fabricate interactive prototypes with electronic circuits and mechanical structures. Users can achieve mechanical functions like rotary and linear without using traditional mechanical parts. Meanwhile, instead of involving complicated operations like wiring and soldering in conventional electronic circuits, Mechcircuit applies magnetism and laser-cut slots to connect the components, making connecting and replacing quick and easy.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Mechcircuit uses acrylic sheets with a thickness of 2mm. Usually the prototype is no smaller than 10mmX10mmX5mm. the size of the prototype varies depending on the actual design.
- Tags
- Interaction Design, Magnetoelectric Materials, Prototyping, Computational Aided Design
- Production Technology
- Taking advantage of the fact that rubidium magnets are both magnetic and conductive, we have designed mechanical structures with magnets. It is much easier to design and assemble than the traditional mechanical structure. At the same time the mechanical structure is still interactive. To facilitate user design and generation, we have developed computer-aided design software. The software integrates various modules for user-friendly prototyping. We used a commercial grade laser cutter for cutting and processing and conductive silver ink for the circuitry.
- Design Challenge
- Mechcircuit wanted to integrate the design of structures and circuits, while simplifying the design and manufacturing process. It was challenging to use a different design and fabrication approach than traditional ones and to use materials that were readily available. Based on several attempts, we finally chose rubidium magnets as the magnetoelectric material and used conductive silver ink paint to replace the traditional Dupont wire.
- Research
- Mechcircuit leverage the neodymium magnet’s natures of magnetism and conductivity to integrate electronics and mechanical structure joints into prototypes. We conduct the evaluation to explore technological parameters and assess the practical feasibility of the fabrication pipeline. And we organized a user-observing workshop for non-expert users. Through the outcoming prototypes, the result demonstrates the feasibility of Mechcircuit as a useful and inspiring prototyping method.
- Inspiration
- In prototyping, the design of electronic circuits and the design of mechanical structures are often carried out separately. In addition, the electronic circuitry and the mechanical structure also affect the prototype's styling. This makes the design often not optimal.
- Project Duration
- The project starts in July 2022 and ends in December 2022 at the School of Software, Zhejiang University, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China
- Operation Flow
- The mechanical structure composed of magnets allows the user to design and assemble easily. As the user manipulates the structure, the circuit signals change. The user can interact with the circuit by manipulating the structure.
- Patents
- All photos/videos are from Shuyue Feng, Department of Industrial Design, School of Software, Zhejiang University
- Team Members
- Weijia Lin
Shuyue Feng
Jiayu Yao
Jiayi Ma
Masulani Bokola
Ziyu Fang
Guanyun Wang
Cheng Yao
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