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Simon Elvis - visualizing invissible things
0 Comments Published by leinberger August 4th, 2006 in visualisation
Simon Elvis work is about visualizing invisible things. For example above you can see a haptic map of London most silent places.
SILENT LONDON
March 2005 - 735×500mm - Blind embossed etching - Edition of 10
Using information the government has collected on noise levels within London, a map has
been plotted of the capitals most silent spaces. The map intends to reveal a hidden
landscape of quiet spaces and shows an alternate side of the city that would normally
go unnoticed.VIA: http://www.simonelvins.com/silent_london.html
SEEN AT: http://www.generatorx.no/
Zigbee Wifi sensor networks
0 Comments Published by leinberger July 10th, 2006 in technology, wifi, sensor network
image:www.rfsolutions.co.uk
By searching for an low cost device to build up a wireless sensor and actor infrastructure for the next generation Exploration System, to provide more freedom and handiness, I found the Zigbee technique to fit well on my requirements. Even Today the cheapest module I found was around 15€ while 2006 is predicated as the Zigbee year. The Zigbee system is intended to provide a wireless sensing acting network for industrial and building automation needs. If the Zigbee will establish in this market its most likely, that the price for Zigbee modules will further decrease.
Excerpt from Zigbee Wikipedia entry:
ZigBee protocols are intended for use in embedded applications requiring low data rates and low power consumption. ZigBee’s current focus is to define a general-purpose, inexpensive, self-organizing, mesh network that can be used for industrial control, embedded sensing, medical data collection, smoke and intruder warning, building automation, home automation, etc. The resulting network will use very small amounts of power so individual devices might run for a year or two using the originally installed battery.
Technical data:
- Band 868 MHz/2,46 GHz
- Transmitting power 1..10 mW
- Range 100 m
- Bandwidth 20-250 kbit/s
Links:
Betonlabor | Concrete Lab
0 Comments Published by leinberger July 9th, 2006 in project, HfG_OFB, video, material
Sodaconstructor and Festo Muscle
0 Comments Published by leinberger July 6th, 2006 in technology, software
sodaplay snake by www.warptera.com click to start appletThe
Sodaconstructor is one of the smartest web applets to play and learn about the construction of artificial lifeforms while playing with springs masses and muscles. By doing so you are able to explore fundamentals of statics and dynamics in an abstract but playful way. Further it’s an interesting tool to explore adaptabel and active structures.
The smart simplicity of the interface is a good example of how to control complex systems the easy way. Combining the sodaconstructor with an hardware interface to control actuators (like Festo’s Fluidic Muscle MAS) and read out sensors might offer an intuitive way to experiment with adaptive architecture.
image: www.festo.com
In fact thats what the folks at the hyperbody research group at the TU Delft did with their MUSCLE Tower II. But instead of hacking sodaconstructor they used virtools a 3D authoring software. For further information go to www.thegreatesthits.net
image: www.bk.tudelft.nl
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