Silevera Boenjiniere · 2023
Mechcircuit Sistimi ya ho Etsa Diprototype tse Sebedisanang
- Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award 2023 in Boenjiniere
- CLIENT: Zhejiang University
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 1,218,946
- Verification code 85841D83B4 · Verify this award
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About Mechcircuit Sistimi ya ho Etsa Diprototype tse Sebedisanang
Mechcircuit ke sistimi ya ho etsa diprototype bakeng sa disebediswa tse sebedisanang tse kopanyang dipotoloho tsa elektroniki le meaho ya metjhini. Dimakenete tsa neodymium di na le matla a makenete ebile di fetisa motlakase, kahoo di sebetsa e le manonyeletso a tsamayang le e le dikgokahano tsa motlakase ka nako e le nngwe. Metsamao ya ho potoloha le ya ho otloloha e fihlellwa ntle le dikarolo tsa setso tsa metjhini. Ho kgokahanya ka mehala le ho tshela ka tshepe ho nkelwa sebaka ke dimakenete le dikgeo tse sehilweng ka laser, kahoo dikarolo di kgokahana ebile di fetoha ka potlako. Diprototype di sehwa ho tswa dipoleiting tsa acrylic tsa 2 mm, mme enke ya silefera e fetisang motlakase e etsa dipotoloho. Software ya moralo o thuswang ke khomphutha e tshehetsa basebedisi bao e seng ditsebi.
About the Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award
Mechcircuit Sistimi ya ho Etsa Diprototype tse Sebedisanang ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo e phahameng ka ho fetesisa, e ntle le e tsosang maikutlo. Bahapi ba Silevera ke mesebetsi e khanyang haholo le e nang le boqapi bo ikhethang e bontšang botsebi, talenta le bohlale ba baqapi ba eona. Mechcircuit Sistimi ya ho Etsa Diprototype tse Sebedisanang e lebelletsoe ho ba mosebetsi o motle, oa mohlala, o nang le boprofeshenale bo bonahalang le mehopolo e mecha e tebileng. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award ke mohopolo o hlokomelehang haholo le o ratoang o tlisang molemo mme o sutumelletsang meeli ea bonono, mahlale, moralo le theknoloji. Mechcircuit Sistimi ya ho Etsa Diprototype tse Sebedisanang ke mosebetsi oo batho ba bangata ba o lakatsang, o tsosang litakatso, o tlisang maikutlo a matle le o tsosetsang ho makala le ho hlolla.
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- 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
