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Project Ideation
Project Ideation
1- Tell us about the purpose of your project. Which problem does it solve? Why do you care about this? What were you inspired by? Include images and videos of similar projects
1- Tell us about the purpose of your project. Which problem does it solve? Why do you care about this? What were you inspired by? Include images and videos of similar projects
Kinetic Facade
The Project idea is a kinetic responsive facade. Via a sensor, the facade will move accordingly, thus optimizing the user's experience and thermal comfort.
A kinetic facade addresses these problems by changing its form or configuration in real-time to optimize:
Solar shading
Daylight access
Natural ventilation
Visual comfort
2- Describe the project idea and general features. How would it work?
2- Describe the project idea and general features. How would it work?
The core idea is to design a modular facade composed of moving elements that react to enhance energy efficiency, thermal comfort, and aesthetic expression.
How Does It Work?
The kinetic facade functions as a second skin of the building, mounted externally and designed to continuously adapt based on real-time environmental data.
A modular Design
3- Sketch your project: You may use pen and paper or a simple sketching tool like Microsoft Paint or Photoshop
3- Sketch your project: You may use pen and paper or a simple sketching tool like Microsoft Paint or Photoshop
Project Planning
Project Planning
4- Describe the Technical Modules that your project consists of
4- Describe the Technical Modules that your project consists of
Construction Parts
Panels
Input
(Sensing, Tactile Input, and/or Graphical Input)
Sensors (LDR)
Action
(Physical and/or Graphic)
Folding system, Actuators
Brain
Arduino
Power Management
9V Adapter
5- Create a cardboard prototype of your project, demonstrating the project face as well as internal movements and mechanisms. Include a demo video and photos of the prototype.
5- Create a cardboard prototype of your project, demonstrating the project face as well as internal movements and mechanisms. Include a demo video and photos of the prototype.
Facade Frame
Fabric Supporter
Paper Facade
Closed
Opened
6- Categorize your project’s User Features into: Minimum, Complete, and Nice-to-have features. List the required action and input components per feature.
6- Categorize your project’s User Features into: Minimum, Complete, and Nice-to-have features. List the required action and input components per feature.
Minimum Features: are the least amount of features that would demonstrate the coverage of all the technical modules and their complete integration
Complete Features: are the set of features that will complete your original project objective and vision
Nice-to-have Features: are the extra set of features that will make the project cooler, yet they need extra time, effort, and/or resources to finish
Minimum User Features
Locomotion
Action: Servo Motor
Sensing: LDR Sensor
User Input: sense light
Complete User Features
Opening and closing
Action:
Sensing:
User Input:
Nice-to-have User Features
Led light
Action: Lights up
Sensing: LDR
User Input: It gets dark
7- What are the required electronic components and materials for the project?
7- What are the required electronic components and materials for the project?
Component/Material
Amount
Link
Plywood
2
Led stripe
1
LDR
1
Filament
30 grams
Servo motor
1
8- What are the project tasks and its time-frame?
8- What are the project tasks and its time-frame?
Task
Sub-Tasks
From:
To:
Fusion 360
Main Frame
Mechanism sticks
Paper stabilizer
7 Sept
9 Sept
Circuiting
TinkerCAD
Implementing
10 Sept
12 Sept
Coding
None
13 Sept
15 Sept
Fabrication
Lazer
3d printing
16 Sept
18 Sept
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