Irin Ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ · 2024
Openwear Ohun Elo Ẹ̀rọ Ìwọ̀ Ìdánwò
by Leijing Zhou
- Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award 2024 in Ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ
- CLIENT: Zhejiang University
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 53,077
- Verification code 7B004D940D · Verify this award
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About Openwear Ohun Elo Ẹ̀rọ Ìwọ̀ Ìdánwò
Openwear jẹ́ ohun èlò fún kíkọ́ àwọn àpẹẹrẹ ẹ̀rọ ìtanná tí a ń wọ̀ ní kíákíá. Ohun èlò náà ní pátákò ìdàgbàsókè USB Lilypad tí a ṣàtúnṣe, àwọn módù mọ́kànlá tí a ṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀ ṣe àpẹẹrẹ rẹ̀ àti àwọn okun onídìpọ̀ kíákíá. Módù kọ̀ọ̀kan gbé chip ìwọlé tàbí ìjáde àti pinni mẹ́fà tí ìwọ̀n rẹ̀ jẹ́ 3 mm. Àwọn òòfà tí ìwọ̀n rẹ̀ jẹ́ 10 mm ni a fi mú lẹ́yìn àwọn pátákò náà, kí àwọn ẹ̀yà náà lè fi ara mọ́ aṣọ nípasẹ̀ pátákò òòfà dípò kíkàn wọ́n. Àwọn olùsopọ̀-O àti bolti ni wọ́n fi ń so àwọn pinni náà pọ̀. A lè kọ́, dán wò, kí a sì tún ṣètò àwọn àpẹẹrẹ náà ní tààrà lórí aṣọ.
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award
Openwear Ohun Elo Ẹ̀rọ Ìwọ̀ Ìdánwò jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó dára tí wọ́n pàdé àwọn ohun tí iṣẹ́ àti ilé-iṣẹ́ nílò tí a retí láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn ẹ̀dá tí a ṣàwòṣe dáradára. Àwọn olùborí Irin ń fi ìjáfáfá ńlá, ìmọ̀ pàtó gíga, òye ògbóǹtarìgì àti agbára ìṣẹ̀dá àwọn olùṣẹ̀dá wọn hàn. A retí pé Openwear Ohun Elo Ẹ̀rọ Ìwọ̀ Ìdánwò yóò jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó wúlò tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ ilé-iṣẹ́ jọ, ó sì ní àwọn ànímọ́ ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ tó péye tí a so mọ́ ìmọ̀ ṣíṣe àti ẹ̀bùn. A bọ̀wọ̀ fún Openwear Ohun Elo Ẹ̀rọ Ìwọ̀ Ìdánwò nítorí ìfọ̀kànbalẹ̀ rẹ̀, a sì ṣàwòṣe rẹ̀ láti pèsè ìmúdára ìgbésí ayé tó ń ran ayé lọ́wọ́ láti di ibi tó dára jù.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- Openwear is a toolkit for building rapid wearable prototypes. It includes a modified Lilypad USB development board, 11 newly designed modules, and quick connecting cables. This kit facilitates rapid prototyping by enabling quick attachment and connection and allows users to directly build and test prototypes on the intended substrate like clothes.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Development board size is ϕ50*1mm, module size is ϕ25*1mm.
- Tags
- Hardware, Electronic, Toolkit, Wearable, E-textile
- Production Technology
- For the modules, we have designed 11 different modules with input or output chips contained on each module. Each module has six 3mm diameter pins. For quick fixing, we fixed a 10mm diameter magnet on the bottom of the development board and modules, which works with the magnetic fixing pads to attach to clothes. For quick connects, we used O-connectors and bolts, which work well with the 3mm pin sizes on the PCB.
- Design Challenge
- The biggest challenge in the whole research was to achieve a rapid fixing and connection of the PCB. We tried a variety of methods including pins, buttons, velcro, and finally we chose to use magnets with O-connectors, which had not been used before.
- Research
- The success of the LilyPad has resulted in the creation of various development boards, such as the more compact TinyLily and the Circuit Playground with many sensors. However, these variations only modify the dimensions or integrate sensors, without modifying the Lilypad's method for constructing wearable circuits. This method presents a challenge in prototyping wearable circuits: sewing processes are time-consuming and set a high threshold for beginners. Furthermore, the troubleshooting process in wearable circuit prototyping often requires resetting and resewing. Once the development board is integrated into the fabric, the complexity of the debugging code also increases proportionally.
- Inspiration
- Common wearable circuits often need to be fixed using sewing, which is very cumbersome. To solve this problem, we took inspiration from magnetic buttons. We have embedded magnets in the back of the PCB to fix it using magnetic force.
- Project Duration
- The project started in August 2023 in Ningbo and finished in January 2024
- Operation Flow
- 1. Building the First Circuit Prototype: Select modules based on design requirements and assemble them on a flat surface for initial circuit testing and debugging. 2. Continuous Testing and Adjustment of the Circuit: Reconfigure module positions on the body for testing purposes. 3. Building the Final Circuit: Sew components directly onto fabric using conductive yarn or utilize sewing magnet fixing pads as an alternative method. This ensures flexibility and ease of removal.
