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aeroMorph - Heat-sealing Inflatable Shape-change Materials for Interaction Design

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Talkat UIST 2016 · 2016-10-16..10-19· [creative-coding]

speakers

name:Jifei Ou
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name:Melina Skouras
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name:Nikolaos Vlavianos
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name:Felix Heibeck
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name:Chin-Yi Cheng
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name:Jannik Peters
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name:Hiroshi Ishii
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resources

video:https://youtu.be/uil38M0noOM
slides:none on file

summary

Pipeline for making single‑layer inflatables that bend predictably by patterned seams, claiming controllable angles and forces without composite layers. Uses TPU, plastics, paper and fabric and a simulation based on a 2014 SIGGRAPH deformation model to compute segment lengths and predict bending. Three seam types: single line (weak force), arc (strong but limited to ~135°), and diamond seam (best force and angle range). Fabrication ranges from foot‑press sealing and stencils to a custom CNC heat‑sealing head that reliably produces the designed shapes; prototypes curl, form hyperbolic sheets, cubes and load‑bearing trusses.

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chapters (9)

  1. 0:00Introduction to aeroMorph
  2. 0:47Background and related work
  3. 3:15Bending folding mechanism explained
  4. 7:08Design tools and bending control
  5. 8:30Shape transformations and applications
  6. 12:03Fabrication methods overview
  7. 15:38Design space and material library
  8. 16:00Applications and future vision
  9. 19:31Closing and Q&A

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