During the next two weeks we will work on flying objects. We are approaching the task both, as an object of sko lightweight structure optimization as well as a programmable textile study, concerning the fabric parts of the kite. Lately we came across the studies of Dr. Bell who experimented with flying objects by combining…
After spending the last week with SKO-calculations and generating results, in the second week we tried to interpret the results in CAD and designing several helmets.
I chose the second object im optimizing during this project according to specific goals and motivations. First, I was curious to explore and rethink an archetypical object, which should also be a product which I personally relate to. Second, I wanted to be able to control the calculation and design process so the complexity was…
Main-Scenarios for this helmet are impacts from the front, rear and side. For example, in street skating there is no protection of the upper region of the head needed, because the maximum height of the fall prevents skaters from falling on top of their heads. To prevent damage to the skull in general, the energy of the impact is spread to a bigger area.
For illustration, the results of the first 3D-calculations show a helmet and a human skull. Furthermore there are shown several 2D-patterns.
Dear Students In this project, you are working with a lot of „external“ influences (algorythms, programms, programming) on the shape of objects. In the next meeting I want to discuss 3 questions with you: 1) In this project: when do you have the feeling to be a designer, an operator or an explorer? Which criterion…
Different ways of interpreting the results of the topology optimisation led to two versions of the clamp. For the first clamp I got inspired by the results of the calculation itself. The second design is generated by an algorithm I wrote. The 3D-printed tree-structure is relatively stable compared to the dimensions of its limbs.
I decided to experiment with an algorithm which follows the tracks o the SKO-result to create a tree-structure. The Grasshopper-Plugin Cocoon helps to visualise the structure.
My new subject of interest is a pool starting block for swimming. It is to be elaborated how the shape, look and structure of the block could be varied by the use of SKO concepts. This shows the result of my first 2D calculations, reducing the block to a minimum of what a common block looks like at the moment.
