TY - GEN
T1 - A Semi-skilled Fabrication Approach of Shape-Changing Interfaces through Fused Filament Fabrication
AU - Vandormael, Robin
AU - Leten, Kamie
AU - Van Camp, Marieke
AU - Verlinden, Jouke
AU - Watts, Regan
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The common additive manufacturing techniques like fused filament fabrication (FFF) routinely produce physical, rigid structures. But using this production technique for manufacturing flexible structures with high-end materials such as thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) is more difficult. Because of its difficulty, the fabrication of these structures requires higher-end machinery, time-intensive fabrication, and skilled users. Therefore, we focus on the malleable dynamics of a rigid thermoplastics with mid-range FFF technology to expand the design-space of shape-changing interfaces and propose a fabrication approach for it. As a result, the intended user, for example a creative designer, can also integrate shape-changing interfaces of rigid thermoplastics in their designs, much sooner than if constrained by an FFF printing platform. In a first phase, we experiment with different materials through an iterative design-based process. In a second phase, we perform an explorative design-case study to test the material’s flexibility and the fabrication approach. The research is concluded with an approach proposal, discussion and future work.
AB - The common additive manufacturing techniques like fused filament fabrication (FFF) routinely produce physical, rigid structures. But using this production technique for manufacturing flexible structures with high-end materials such as thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) is more difficult. Because of its difficulty, the fabrication of these structures requires higher-end machinery, time-intensive fabrication, and skilled users. Therefore, we focus on the malleable dynamics of a rigid thermoplastics with mid-range FFF technology to expand the design-space of shape-changing interfaces and propose a fabrication approach for it. As a result, the intended user, for example a creative designer, can also integrate shape-changing interfaces of rigid thermoplastics in their designs, much sooner than if constrained by an FFF printing platform. In a first phase, we experiment with different materials through an iterative design-based process. In a second phase, we perform an explorative design-case study to test the material’s flexibility and the fabrication approach. The research is concluded with an approach proposal, discussion and future work.
KW - 3D printing
KW - Additive manufacturing
KW - Design experience
KW - Fused filament fabrication
KW - Interaction design
KW - Shape-changing interfaces
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85142233483&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-80462-6_3
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-80462-6_3
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85142233483
SN - 978-3-030-80461-9
T3 - Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
SP - 18
EP - 26
BT - Advances in Manufacturing, Production Management and Process Control - Proceedings of the AHFE 2021 Virtual Conferences on Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing, Advanced Production Management and Process Control, and Additive Manufacturing, Modeling Systems and 3D Prototyping, 2021
A2 - Trzcielinski, Stefan
A2 - Mrugalska, Beata
A2 - Karwowski, Waldemar
A2 - Rossi, Emilio
A2 - Di Nicolantonio, Massimo
PB - Springer
T2 - AHFE Conferences on Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing, Advanced Production Management and Process Control, and Additive Manufacturing, Modeling Systems and 3D Prototyping, 2021
Y2 - 25 July 2021 through 29 July 2021
ER -