Soana, V;
Minooee Sabery, S;
Bosi, F;
Wurdemann, H;
(2024)
Design and control of robotic shape-morphing pneumatic-hybrid
structures for architectural and design applications.
In: Block, Philippe and Boller, Giulia and DeWolf, Catherine and Pauli, Jacqueline and Kaufmann, Walter, (eds.)
Proceedings of the IASS 2024 Symposium: Redefining the Art of Structural Design.
(pp. pp. 1-10).
IASS: Zurich, Switzerland.
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Abstract
Shape morphing systems are extensively explored by designers and engineers to create adaptive structures capable of responding to changing conditions. Recent advances in computational tools, smart materials, and robotics have highlighted new opportunities in the field, originally influenced by cybernetics. However, achieving substantial changes in shapes and multiple states of equilibrium at human and building scales, while utilizing minimal resources, remains a key challenge. The use of elastic lightweight systems, such as pneumatic, bending, and hybrids, offers a promising approach to designing shape-morphing structures in architectural applications. While these systems are valued for their efficiency and aesthetic qualities, there are limited examples of adaptive elastic systems in structural and architectural design, mainly due to the lack of methods that can control continuous nonlinear large deformations. Additionally, while soft robotics strategies focus on controlling elastic deformations, their approaches are limited in terms of design flexibility and scale. This paper proposes a new multidisciplinary framework for the design and control of shape-morphing pneumatic systems for structural and architectural applications, integrating methods from computational and structural design with soft robotics. Furthermore, it presents successful applications of this approach in developing various shapemorphing pneumatic structures.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | Design and control of robotic shape-morphing pneumatic-hybrid structures for architectural and design applications |
| Event: | IASS 2024 Symposium |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://app.iass2024.org/files/IASS_2024_Paper_564... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | pneumatic, membrane structures, soft robotics, adaptive structures, shape-morphing |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Mechanical Engineering |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10195709 |
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