Mechcircuit Mfumo wa Kutengeneza Mifano ya Vifaa Shirikishi by Weijia Lin and Shuyue Feng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award in Uhandisi wa Bidhaa na Usanifu wa Kiufundi Competition Category.
FedhaUhandisi· 2023
Mechcircuit Mfumo wa Kutengeneza Mifano ya Vifaa Shirikishi
Client: Zhejiang University
Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award Winner in Uhandisi Category
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The Design
About Mechcircuit Mfumo wa Kutengeneza Mifano ya Vifaa Shirikishi
Mechcircuit ni mfumo wa kutengeneza mifano ya awali ya vifaa shirikishi vinavyochanganya saketi za kielektroniki na miundo ya kimekanika. Sumaku za neodymium zina sifa ya usumaku na upitishaji wa umeme, hivyo hutumika kama viungo vinavyosogea na pia kama viunganishi vya umeme. Mizunguko ya mviringo na miondoko ya mstari hupatikana bila sehemu za kimekanika za kawaida. Uwekaji wa nyaya na uchomeleaji hubadilishwa na sumaku pamoja na mipasuko iliyokatwa kwa leza, hivyo sehemu huunganishwa na kubadilishwa haraka. Mifano hukatwa kutoka kwenye mabamba ya akriliki ya milimita 2, na wino wa fedha unaopitisha umeme huunda saketi. Programu ya usanifu kwa msaada wa kompyuta huwasaidia watumiaji wasio wataalamu.
The Recognition
About the Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award
Mechcircuit Mfumo wa Kutengeneza Mifano ya Vifaa Shirikishi ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima kubwa ya ajabu unaotolewa kwa miundo ya hali ya juu kabisa, ya kupendeza na ya kuvutia. Washindi wa Fedha ni kazi zinazong'aa mno na bunifu kupita kiasi zinazoonyesha utaalamu bora, kipaji na busara ya wabunifu wao. Mechcircuit Mfumo wa Kutengeneza Mifano ya Vifaa Shirikishi inatarajiwa kuwa kazi nzuri ya kuigwa ambayo ni ya kitaalamu kwa kiasi kikubwa na yenye ubunifu wa kina. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award ni uvumbuzi unaojulikana sana na kupendwa, unaonufaisha na kupanua mipaka ya sanaa, sayansi, usanifu na teknolojia. Mechcircuit Mfumo wa Kutengeneza Mifano ya Vifaa Shirikishi ni kazi inayotamaniwa mno inayochochea hamu, huleta hisia chanya na huzua mshangao na mastaajabu.
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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