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Week 9 - Arduino

Week 9 - Arduino

Module D

The second phase of module D gave us the opportunity to give life to our mechanical structures we developed last week through the use of arduino.

Over the course of the week I had a great exploring and understanding how to code for actuators and sensors giving the opportunity to code real time actions rather than simulations.

My final idea was to develop a version of the sheikhabot that can communicate and talk to us through morse code, ideally helping to bridge the gap between communication.

Link to my code: h

ttps://docs.google.com/document/d/17HR5VroHrRlE-fa-WoPL6rakwwM85iGo5J4avCjiarY/edit?usp=sharing

Refrences: 

Arduino morse code translator, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WjNiJOcVaM&t=315s

Week 8 - Scissor Structure

Module D

Week 8 - Scissor Structures

This module was a very interesting introduction to the realm of mechanics in the form of scissor structures. We were given clear guides on how to produce a template on rhino and then prepare it for laser cutting the pieces to assemble.

After recreating the given profile curves into a physical form, we were given the chance to create our own legs for the sheikha bot which is a combination of a 3d printed body and the laser cut legs we have created. 

Machine Learning - Week 7

This week’ s challenge was to incorporate machine learning and AI based on the features provided by ML5 (Posenet, which detects our body parts and their positions on the screen) to our previous explorations in processing.

This time we shifted from Java and Processing to JavaScript and P5 programming which broadened the possibilities of our code.

Last week I created an AR replica of the Iron Man arm and that enables us to shoot projectiles but was unable to create objects to shoot at. Unfortunately, Posenet does not detect depth and the idea of creating an iron man experience shifted to coming up with a new age version of the famous 80′s game ‘DEFENDER’.

The possibilities of this game are endless and I foresee this becoming an active and intuitive form of gaming as compared to the current passive form of gaming. 

Code: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a7wvRA-7GKO_yNpZi7gih1lkw2slrM2j7IbsH31DL4o/edit

Augmented Reality - Week 6

This week was all about coding and diving into its creative side with the use of Processing. We were introduced to the basics of the Java language and later went on to use the ‘nyar4′  plugin to incorporate AR concepts.

When it came to creating our own AR experience it was a great opportunity for me to bring to life something I have always dreamt off, being Iron Man !!

The logic behind the code is having one AR marker display the hand and the second AR marker shoot the projectiles to certain distance and return back to its initial position, when the second marker is covered it stops shooting. 

Code and functions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a7wvRA-7GKO_yNpZi7gih1lkw2slrM2j7IbsH31DL4o/edit?usp=sharing

Resources: Dali Lomo, Iron Man glove template, https://dali-lomo.blogspot.com/2015/02/iron-man-hand-diy-with-cereal-box-free.html 

Bio Plastics - Week 5

This week we explored the process of producing plastics and attempting to create an environmental friendly solution to plastics.

Utilizing various recipies and different ratios to find the best combination of glycerol, starch/gelatine and acid to find the optimal result.

The process of creating the plastic involves mixing Water, Glycerol, Acid (Vinegar) and Starch/Glycerol in certain ratios to create plastics with different characteristics.

Programming & Processing - Week 6 (Prep)

Screen recording of the Program

Link:

Programming & Processing - Week 6 (Prep)

Ideally I just spent some of the most productive hours of my life learning coding from ‘The hour of code’ tutorials and had some great fun throughout the process. The best part was how just a few lines of code can transform into something so creative and intuitive.

I cannot wait to explore what comes our way in the world of coding !!

A link to the Blinking Iron giant I created along the tutorial: (click using the mouse to see iron giant blink)

http://hello.processing.org/display/#@-LZEDbsS9BTvlyWdJ2Vo

Textiles & Weaving - Week 4

We began our 4th session with Megan our fashion expert, by exploring a whole range of textiles starting from naturally occuring to highly synthetic and man made. It was very interesting to refelct on how something we use daily has evolved and reached its current stage.

Later we were given the opportunity to weave our own piece of fabric using laser cut tools which was an exciting blend of machine and handmade production. The process started off by creating a linear net and later inter weaving different fabrics to it to create our piece. Initially I began weaving through 1 string at a time with a 5mm gap between each string and later switched onto weaving through 3 strings at a time and no gaps which created a rough to smooth transition on the piece. 

Parametric Design - Week 3

Part 2

Preparing our tiles for CNC machining.

Parametric Design - Week 3

Part 1

Preparing our tiles for Laser cutting. 

Parametric design - Week 2

Part 2

On further exploring grasshopper I generated a tile that consists of hexagonal projection with higher embossing on the centre and descending depths toward the edges following youtube tutorials.

Link to tutorial:

Parametric Design - Week 2

NERO - Part 0