FlowIO Pangunahing Function: Plataporma para sa Pagbuo ng Pneumatics ni Ali Shtarbanov

Ang disenyo na FlowIO Pangunahing Function: Plataporma para sa Pagbuo ng Pneumatics ni Ali Shtarbanov ay isang lubhang iginagalang na nagwagi ng napaka-prestihiyosong 2021 A' Design Award na Pilak sa Kategoryang Paligsahan na Disenyo ng Instrumentong Siyentipiko at Kagamitang Pananaliksik.

PilakInstrumentong Siyentipiko· 2021

FlowIO Pangunahing Function: Plataporma para sa Pagbuo ng Pneumatics

ni Ali Shtarbanov

Kliyente: Ali Shtarbanov, MIT Media Lab

Nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Pilak sa Kategoryang Instrumentong Siyentipiko

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Ang Disenyo

Tungkol sa FlowIO Pangunahing Function: Plataporma para sa Pagbuo ng Pneumatics

FlowIO ay isang plataporma para sa pagbuo ng pneumatics para sa kontrol, pagpapagana at pagsensing ng mga soft robot at mga programmable na materyales. Ang pangunahing modyul ay pinagsasama ang mga balbula, sensor, isang microcontroller, isang baterya at isang charger. Ang mga modyul ng bomba ay kumokonekta nang magnetiko at maaaring palitan habang ginagamit, na may maliit, katamtaman at malaking opsyon para sa iba't ibang presyon at daloy. Ang mga modyul ay nakalagay sa mga 3D-printed na snap-fit na kahon. Isang software toolkit ang nagdadagdag ng mga graphical na interface para sa mobile at desktop, kontrol sa pamamagitan ng Bluetooth at mga interface sa programming. Ang FlowIO ay angkop para sa mga proyektong desktop at wearable.

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Tungkol sa A' Design Award na Pilak

Ang FlowIO Pangunahing Function: Plataporma para sa Pagbuo ng Pneumatics ay nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Pilak, isang pambihirang prestihiyosong pagkilalang iginagawad sa mga disenyong nasa pinakamataas na antas, nakabibighani at kahanga-hanga. Ang mga nagwagi ng Pilak ay mga likhang lubhang makinang at napakamalikhain na naglalarawan sa pambihirang kadalubhasaan, talento at talas ng isip ng kanilang mga tagapagdisenyo. Inaasahang ang FlowIO Pangunahing Function: Plataporma para sa Pagbuo ng Pneumatics ay isang kahanga-hangang likhang huwaran na kapansin-pansing propesyonal at malalim na makabago. Ang disenyong ito na nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Pilak ay isang lubhang kapansin-pansin at hinahangaang imbensyon na nakikinabang at nagpapaunlad sa mga hangganan ng sining, agham, disenyo at teknolohiya. Ang FlowIO Pangunahing Function: Plataporma para sa Pagbuo ng Pneumatics ay isang likhang labis na kinaiinggitan na gumigising ng mga hangarin, nagdadala ng positibong damdamin at nagpapasiklab ng pagkamangha at pagkabighani.

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Mga Natatanging Katangian: 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.
Mga Sukat at Packaging: 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.
Mga Tag: Development Platform, Toolkit, Pneumatic Control System, Soft Robotics, Programmable Materials, Shape Change, Tangible User Interface, Wearables, Arduino, Raspberry Pi
Teknolohiya sa Produksyon: 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.
Hamon sa Disenyo: 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.
Pananaliksik: 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.
Inspirasyon: 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.
Tagal ng Proyekto: 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.
Daloy ng Operasyon: 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.
Mga Miyembro ng Koponan: Ali Shtarbanov
Hyejun Youn
Ozgun Afsar
Advisor: Dr. Joseph Paradiso of MIT Media Lab
Mga Credit ng Larawan: Ali Shtarbanov