DEFORMATION

Autonomous and Adaptive CERAMIC PANEL FABRICATION

Deposition used infrared sensors and stereoscopic imaging to adapt 6-axis robotic arm tool paths in real-time

in response to a highly dynamic and variable fabric surface for clay deposition and panel fabrication.

 
 
 

VISUAL SURFACE ARTIFACT OF THE DYNAMIC PRINTING PROCESS

 

RESULTS & TEXTURES FROM DELAYED REAL-TIME FEEDBACK & RESPONSE


 

FINAL PROTOTYPE


 

TESTS GALLERY


 

EARLY PROJECT EXPERIMENTATION

EARLY TESTS WITHOUT DEFORMATION FEEDBACK OR RESPONSE

 

3D MODELS OF DEFORMATION DURING THE PRINTING PROCESS


 

EARLY CLAY SLAB DEFORMATION TEST


 
 
 

END EFFECTOR AND REAL-TIME RESPONSE SYSTEM

 

END EFECTOR DIAGRAM

END EFFECTOR ASSEMBLY

INFORMATION FLOW DIAGRAM

DYNAMIC PRINTING IN ACTION

 
 

EARLY DISTANCE SENSOR FEEDBACK SUCCESS


 

WALL GEOMETRY DEVELOPMENT

 
 
 
 

DYNAMIC DEFORMATION WALL PROPOSAL

FURTHER DEVELOPED WALL PROPOSAL

WALL PROTOTYPE PORTION


 

CURVATURE CONSTRICTION MATERIAL DEPOSITION


 
 
 

PARAMETRIC CONNECTION GEOMETRY