FlowIO Ẹ̀rọ Ìdàgbàsókè Pneumatics láti ọwọ́ Ali Shtarbanov

FlowIO Ẹ̀rọ Ìdàgbàsókè Pneumatics láti ọwọ́ Ali Shtarbanov jẹ́ aṣẹ́gun olókìkí púpọ̀ ti 2021 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award nínú Ẹ̀ka Ìdíje Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun-èlò Sáyẹ́nsì àti Ẹ̀rọ Ìwádìí.

FàdákàOhun-èlò Sáyẹ́nsì· 2021

FlowIO Ẹ̀rọ Ìdàgbàsókè Pneumatics

látọ̀wọ́ Ali Shtarbanov

Oníbàárà: Ali Shtarbanov, MIT Media Lab

Aṣẹ́gun Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award nínú Ẹ̀ka Ohun-èlò Sáyẹ́nsì

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Àpẹrẹ Náà

Nípa FlowIO Ẹ̀rọ Ìdàgbàsókè Pneumatics

FlowIO jẹ́ ẹ̀rọ ìdàgbàsókè pneumatics fún ìṣàkóso, ìṣiṣẹ́ àti ìmọ̀lára àwọn róbọ̀tì rírọ̀ àti àwọn ohun èlò tí a lè ṣètò. Apá àkọ́kọ́ ń so àwọn fáàlì, àwọn ẹ̀rọ ìmọ̀lára, ẹ̀rọ amúnisọ̀rọ̀ kékeré, bátìrì àti ẹ̀rọ agbáàgbára pọ̀. Àwọn apá fún fífọ afẹ́fẹ́ ń so pọ̀ nípasẹ̀ agbára afàyàfà, a sì lè yí wọn padà nígbà lílò, pẹ̀lú àwọn àṣàyàn kékeré, àárín àti ńlá fún oríṣiríṣi ìfúnpá àti òṣuwọ̀n ìṣàn. A fi àwọn apá náà sínú àwọn àpótí tí a tẹ̀ ní ọ̀nà 3D tí ó ń so ara wọn mọ́ra. Ẹ̀rọ amóhùnmáwòrán kan ń fi kún un pẹ̀lú àwọn ojú-ìmọ̀ àwòrán fún alágbèéká àti kọ̀ǹpútà orí-tábìlì, ìṣàkóso Bluetooth àti àwọn ojú-ìmọ̀ fún ìtòlẹ́sẹẹsẹ. FlowIO bá àwọn iṣẹ́ orí-tábìlì àti àwọn iṣẹ́ tí a lè wọ̀ mu.

Ìdánimọ̀ Náà

Nípa Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award

FlowIO Ẹ̀rọ Ìdàgbàsókè Pneumatics jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ onípọ̀nlé lọ́nà àrà ọ̀tọ̀ tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe ìpele gíga jùlọ tó dára tó sì ń kan ọkàn. Àwọn olùborí Fàdákà jẹ́ àwọn iṣẹ́ tó ń tàn yòò gidigidi tó sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá púpọ̀ tí wọ́n ń ṣàfihàn ìmọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀, ẹ̀bùn àti ìmọ̀ràn àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé FlowIO Ẹ̀rọ Ìdàgbàsókè Pneumatics yóò jẹ́ iṣẹ́ àgbàyanu, àpẹẹrẹ rere, ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun jinlẹ̀. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award yìí jẹ́ ohun ìmúṣẹ̀dá tó hàn gbangba gidigidi tí a mọrírì tó ń ṣe anfàní tó sì ń tì ààlà iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ síwájú. FlowIO Ẹ̀rọ Ìdàgbàsókè Pneumatics jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ń ṣe ìlara, tó ń jí ìfẹ́ inú, tó ń mú ìmọ̀lára rere wá tó sì ń jí ìyàlẹ́nu àti ìyanu.

Lẹ́yìn Àpẹrẹ Náà

Àkójọ Ìròyìn

Àwọn ẹ̀tọ́, àwọn ọmọ ẹgbẹ́ àti àlàyé ìmọ̀ ẹ̀rọ tí olùṣàpẹrẹ pèsè.

Àwọn Ohun Àkànṣe: 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.
Ìwọ̀n àti Àpò: 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.
Àwọn Àkọlé: Development Platform, Toolkit, Pneumatic Control System, Soft Robotics, Programmable Materials, Shape Change, Tangible User Interface, Wearables, Arduino, Raspberry Pi
Ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ Ìṣelọ́pọ̀: 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.
Ìpèníjà Àpèsè: 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.
Ìwádìí: 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.
Ìmísí: 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.
Àkókò Iṣẹ́ Àkànṣe: 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.
Ìlànà Ìṣiṣẹ́: 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.
Àwọn Ọmọ Ẹgbẹ́: Ali Shtarbanov
Hyejun Youn
Ozgun Afsar
Advisor: Dr. Joseph Paradiso of MIT Media Lab
Ìfọwọ́sí Àwòrán: Ali Shtarbanov