Weijia Lin and Shuyue Feng ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Mechcircuit ᱤᱱᱴᱚᱨᱮᱠᱴᱤᱵᱽ ᱯᱨᱚᱴᱚᱴᱟᱭᱤᱯᱤᱝ ᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚᱢ

Weijia Lin and Shuyue Feng ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Mechcircuit ᱤᱱᱴᱚᱨᱮᱠᱴᱤᱵᱽ ᱯᱨᱚᱴᱚᱴᱟᱭᱤᱯᱤᱝ ᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱤᱱᱡᱤᱱᱤᱭᱟᱨᱤᱝ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2023 A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱨᱩᱯᱟᱤᱱᱡᱤᱱᱤᱭᱟᱨᱤᱝ· 2023

Mechcircuit ᱤᱱᱴᱚᱨᱮᱠᱴᱤᱵᱽ ᱯᱨᱚᱴᱚᱴᱟᱭᱤᱯᱤᱝ ᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚᱢ

Weijia Lin and Shuyue Feng ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ

ᱜᱟᱦᱟᱠ: Zhejiang University

ᱤᱱᱡᱤᱱᱤᱭᱟᱨᱤᱝ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ

1,220,094

ᱡᱟᱸᱪ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱮᱣᱟᱨᱰ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ

#148666 ᱞᱟᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱣᱟᱨᱰ ᱦᱟᱞᱚᱛ ᱡᱟᱸᱪ

A' Design Award ᱨᱮ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱨᱤᱞᱤᱡ ᱯᱩᱨᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱮᱡ

ᱨᱚᱝ

ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ

Mechcircuit ᱤᱱᱴᱚᱨᱮᱠᱴᱤᱵᱽ ᱯᱨᱚᱴᱚᱴᱟᱭᱤᱯᱤᱝ ᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚᱢ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

ᱢᱮᱠᱥᱟᱨᱠᱩᱭᱤᱴ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱯᱨᱚᱴᱚᱴᱟᱭᱤᱯᱤᱝ ᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱤᱞᱮᱠᱴᱨᱚᱱᱤᱠ ᱥᱟᱨᱠᱩᱭᱤᱴ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱮᱠᱟᱱᱤᱠᱟᱞ ᱥᱴᱨᱚᱠᱪᱚᱨ ᱢᱮᱥᱟ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱤᱱᱴᱚᱨᱮᱠᱴᱤᱵᱽ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱱᱤᱭᱚᱰᱤᱢᱤᱭᱟᱢ ᱪᱩᱢᱵᱚᱠ ᱠᱚ ᱪᱩᱢᱵᱚᱠᱤᱭᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱤᱡᱞᱤ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱣᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱟᱨᱭᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟᱛᱮ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱡᱳᱭᱤᱸᱴ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱤᱡᱞᱤ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣ ᱵᱟᱨᱭᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱠᱚᱨᱟᱣᱼᱟ᱾ ᱨᱚᱴᱟᱨᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱞᱤᱱᱤᱭᱚᱨ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱩᱭᱞᱩ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱮᱠᱟᱱᱤᱠᱟᱞ ᱦᱟᱹᱴᱤᱧ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱟᱹᱱᱩᱜ ᱛᱮᱜᱮ ᱧᱟᱢᱚᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱛᱟᱨ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱚᱞᱰᱚᱨᱤᱝ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱪᱩᱢᱵᱚᱠ ᱟᱨ ᱞᱮᱡᱚᱨ ᱛᱮ ᱜᱮᱫ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱞᱚᱴ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱜᱼᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟᱛᱮ ᱦᱟᱹᱴᱤᱧ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱚᱜᱚᱱ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣᱚᱜᱼᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞᱚᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱯᱨᱚᱴᱚᱴᱟᱭᱤᱯ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱒ ᱢᱤᱢᱤ ᱮᱠᱨᱤᱞᱤᱠ ᱥᱤᱴ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱜᱮᱫ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨᱚᱜᱼᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱵᱤᱡᱞᱤ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱣᱤᱭᱟ ᱨᱩᱯᱟᱹ ᱥᱭᱟᱦᱤ ᱛᱮ ᱥᱟᱨᱠᱩᱭᱤᱴ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨᱚᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱠᱚᱢᱯᱭᱩᱴᱚᱨ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱛᱮ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱥᱚᱯᱷᱴᱣᱮᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱢᱟᱦᱤᱨ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱤᱡ ᱠᱚ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱭ᱾

ᱢᱟᱱᱟᱱ

A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

Mechcircuit ᱤᱱᱴᱚᱨᱮᱠᱴᱤᱵᱽ ᱯᱨᱚᱴᱚᱴᱟᱭᱤᱯᱤᱝ ᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚᱢ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱩᱱᱫᱚᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Mechcircuit ᱤᱱᱴᱚᱨᱮᱠᱴᱤᱵᱽ ᱯᱨᱚᱴᱚᱴᱟᱭᱤᱯᱤᱝ ᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱤᱪᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ

ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱠᱤᱴ

ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ: 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.
ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ: 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.
ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ: Interaction Design, Magnetoelectric Materials, Prototyping, Computational Aided Design
ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ: 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.
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ: 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.
ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ: 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.
ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ: 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.
ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ: The project starts in July 2022 and ends in December 2022 at the School of Software, Zhejiang University, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China
ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ: 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.
ᱯᱮᱴᱮᱱᱴ ᱠᱚ: All photos/videos are from Shuyue Feng, Department of Industrial Design, School of Software, Zhejiang University
ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱠᱚ: Weijia Lin
Shuyue Feng
Jiayu Yao
Jiayi Ma
Masulani Bokola
Ziyu Fang
Guanyun Wang
Cheng Yao