We envision DFP having a use in hardware at home, the tire manufacturing industry, or even the flooring industry. We envision DFP functioning by measuring the weight of the object and it’s position on the material. If DFP finds an increase in weight, it increases the friction; if it finds movement in the object, it decreases the friction while taking into consideration the speed of the movement and the original weight of the object – the faster the movement is, and the heavier the object is, the more friction is reduced.
Dynamic Friction Polyemr-reportV1
Team:
Xu wang: Concept Development, Fabrication
Wanli Cheng: Concept Development, Fabrication
Guillermo Bernal:Concept Development, Visualizations.
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Navigating a city, unfamiliar or not, can be a difficult experience. Between folded paper maps, gps navigation systems, and existing street rules, getting from Point A to Point B can be stressful and time-consuming (inconvenient?). Especially for a cyclist. 3G GPS and paper maps are designed for pedestrians, GPS units such as Garmin are designed for motor vehicles where you can easily view and interact with a screen. Cyclists however, do not have this luxury. Navigating while riding a bike causes many problems. (stopping to look at phone/map, trying to ride while looking at phone, etc in video). Hatlas is a device that combines exteroceptive sensory interaction with GPS navigation. It is a technology that rethinks the map, and helps cyclists navigate the city safely. It connects GPS signals from your smartphone,sending the data to the helmet before starting the journey. The itinerary is inputted to the helmet, allowing you to access directions hands-free while cycling. There are 8 output devices built into the helmet that subtly vibrate when a turn is approaching, giving the cyclist enough time signal and follow the route. The motors inside the helmet directionally correspond with the GPS directions and create a transition of vibration sensors that allow cyclists to easily navigate their itinerary without having to stop and check their phone or try to ride and look at the directions with one hand. Each route can also be logged into the helmet, and transferred back to your smartphone and saved as a regular destination. These destinations could also be shared with other cyclists, that way everyone knows how to get to the same destination from different locations, creating a community and social platform between cyclists to enhance safety and communication.
Presentation:Hatlas
Presentation Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjCg6V0JAhA
Prototype Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gih8Xblx-Jc
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master craftsmen at their best
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gbernal[at]mit[dot]edu
http://cargocollective.com/studiobernal
MIT SA+P, Design and Computation
Hello World!!, My name is Guillermo and I’m a student in the design and computation group in the Architecture Department.
Expertise
★★★☆ Art
★★★★Architecture
★★★★ Craft/Fabrication
★★★★ Design
★★★☆ DIY Electronics
★★★☆ Electrical Eng.
★☆☆☆ Mech. Eng.
★★★☆ Programming/CS
Experience
My background and interests include strong leanings towards the responsive environment, DIY fabrication and programming. Since I started at MIT, I have focused my studies in the relation between the physical world and the digital. Prior MIT, I joined Evan Douglis Studio and RPI, where I specialized in advance digital fabrication and algorithmic design.
Why
My interests run the gamut…which means I’m always trying to bring together different disciplines with the hope, that it will generate novel outputs.
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