Mechcircuit Interaktivt prototypesystem av Weijia Lin and Shuyue Feng

Designet Mechcircuit Interaktivt prototypesystem av Weijia Lin and Shuyue Feng er en høyt ansett vinner av den svært prestisjetunge 2023 A' Design Award i Sølv i konkurransekategorien Produktteknikk og Teknisk Design.

SølvTeknikk· 2023

Mechcircuit Interaktivt prototypesystem

av Weijia Lin and Shuyue Feng

Klient: Zhejiang University

Vinner av A' Design Award i Sølv i kategorien Teknikk

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Om Mechcircuit Interaktivt prototypesystem

Mechcircuit er et prototypesystem for interaktive enheter som kombinerer elektroniske kretser og mekaniske strukturer. Neodymmagneter er både magnetiske og ledende, slik at de fungerer både som bevegelige ledd og elektriske forbindelser. Roterende og lineære bevegelser oppnås uten tradisjonelle mekaniske deler. Ledninger og lodding erstattes av magneter og laserkuttede spor, slik at deler kobles sammen og byttes raskt. Prototyper kuttes fra 2 mm akrylplater, og ledende sølvblekk danner kretsene. Dataassistert designprogramvare støtter brukere uten ekspertkunnskap.

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Om A' Design Award i Sølv

Mechcircuit Interaktivt prototypesystem er vinner av A' Design Award i Sølv, en usedvanlig prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles design i toppklassen som er nydelige og imponerende. Sølvvinnere er enormt briljante og usedvanlig kreative verk som viser designernes enestående ekspertise, talent og skarpsindighet. Mechcircuit Interaktivt prototypesystem forventes å være et praktfullt utstillingsverk som er bemerkelsesverdig profesjonelt og dypt nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Sølv, er en svært bemerkelsesverdig, beundret oppfinnelse som gagner og flytter grensene for kunst, vitenskap, design og teknologi. Mechcircuit Interaktivt prototypesystem er et skaperverk mange misunner, som vekker ønsker, gir positive følelser og vekker undring og forundring.

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Krediteringer, teammedlemmer og tekniske detaljer levert av designeren.

Unike Egenskaper: 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.
Dimensjoner og Emballasje: 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.
Stikkord: Interaction Design, Magnetoelectric Materials, Prototyping, Computational Aided Design
Produksjonsteknologi: 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.
Designutfordring: 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.
Forskning: 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.
Inspirasjon: 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.
Prosjektvarighet: The project starts in July 2022 and ends in December 2022 at the School of Software, Zhejiang University, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China
Driftsflyt: 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.
Patenter: All photos/videos are from Shuyue Feng, Department of Industrial Design, School of Software, Zhejiang University
Teammedlemmer: Weijia Lin
Shuyue Feng
Jiayu Yao
Jiayi Ma
Masulani Bokola
Ziyu Fang
Guanyun Wang
Cheng Yao