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PROJECT 01: bamboostic
The Bamboostic installation combines the properties of pneumatic muscles utilised for actuation purposes and a central mast of bamboo specifically chosen for its flexibility (hence the name). The kinetic behaviour involved the mast being embedded in a heavy base, with the top being free so that the it could be pulled in different directions by means of attaching pneumatic muscles (connected via steel cables) on three sides of the bamboo.
In order to materialise this idea, detailed steel clamps were specifically developed and were fixed at regular intervals along the length of the bamboo (a smaller clamp towards the top end and a larger clamp towards the mid height of the bamboo). Steel strings, interconnected with three pneumatic muscles placed on three sides of the central bamboo mast were eventually woven through the clamps and connected to the rigid base. Actuation of each individual muscle hence produced the conceptualised movement of the bamboo in controllable directions.
Group dynamics:
After successfully building and testing one prototype, a series of the same were created and grouped together to create a forest of kinetic bamboo structures. However, in order to derive a meaningful sense of interaction from this mechanical forest, it was decided to develop a mutual interdependence between the environmental settings within which the installation would be positioned and the nature of actuation which each structure would be subjected to.
Two sets of activities were specifically chosen for the project, the first being very natural: the movement of people in space, and the second one an artificially induced one: the movement of a goldfish in a water tank. These movement patterns were sensed in real-time and were used as a trigger the dynamics of the mechanised forest. An approach akin to a swarm was decided upon. This approach entailed that the kinetic behaviour would be regulated in accordance with the proximity of people near each individual bamboo structure. The so called tree nearest to an individual will bend towards him/her the most and this bending movement will be replicated in a decreasing degree of bend angle by the surrounding trees. At times when there would be an absence of people in the field, the movement of the goldfish would substitute the interaction pattern. In order to materialise this vision, camera based tracking and programming every tree as an autonomous agent, which communicates its current state only to its immediate neighbour were extensively researched. The overall complexity of the interaction hence stems from the interaction between the agent population and the proximity of humans in their vicinity. Humans thus become a part and parcel of an intricate loop of intercommunication between themselves and the mechanised trees. Subject and object relationships dissolve and an active engagement via live behavioural interaction emerges.
Tracking and scripting behaviour:
Tracking in real time is conducted at two places: the floor area on which the installation is placed and the fish tank in which the goldfish is placed. In terms of hardware, two web cameras are utilized for the tracking purpose. The camera tracking the floor area is positioned near the ceiling from where it monitors a patch of 5m X 8m within which the installation is laid out. A graph sheet proportionate in ratio to the floor area is printed and laid below the base of the fish tank over which the second web camera monitors the movement of the fish. Critical nodes, where the mechanical trees are positioned are also plot out on the graph sheet hence developing a mirror image of the installation in graphical terms. The live stream from these two web cameras are directly fed into a real time game design software: Virtools, where scripted routines act upon the tracked movement in a rule based manner. This rule base is essentially responsible for communicating data as regards the proximity of an individual to any of the nodes/trees to the corresponding (nearest) bamboo stick. Each tree/bamboostic, in itself is considered as an agent, as mentioned above and hence carries its own set of generic rules corresponding to the direction in which the construct has to bend while communicating this change in direction to its nearest neighbours. The neighbouring agents, replicate the direction of bending (in a reducing degree). A natural swarm like behaviour, rich in its organic appeal slowly emerges.
Keywords >> Real-time interaction, Architectural robotics, Bamboo, Pneumatic Muscles, Swarm behaviour, Tracking, Data communication and Information regulation
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199-212
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2006 [Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia] Kumamoto (Japan) March 30th - April 2nd 2006, pp. 237-244
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>> Publication >> Biloria, N (2005) Envisioning the responsive milieu, an investigation into aspects of ambient intelligence, machine symbiosis and ubiquitous computing for developing generic real-time spatial prototype, Proceedings of AEC 05, Conference, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, ISBN:90-8559-057-4, pp. 741-751
>> Publication >> Biloria, N, Oosterhuis, K (2005) Envisioning the RESPONSIVE milieu: An investigation into aspects of ambient intelligence, human machine symbiosis and ubiquitous computing for developing a generic real-time interactive spatial prototype, CAADRIA 2005 [Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia/ ISBN 89-7141-648-3] New Delhi (India) 28-30 April 2005, vol. 1, pp. 421-432
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>> Publication >> Biloria, N (2004) Developing Concept Prototypes for Electronic Media Augmented Spatial Skins - An Investigation Into Biotic Processes, Material Technologies and Embedded Computation for Developing Intelligent Systemic Networks, CAADRIA 2004 [Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia / ISBN89-7141-648-3] Seoul Korea 28-30 April 2004, pp. 159-172.
>> Book publication >> Biloria, N. (2002); Design research work - TKTS 2000, AA (Architectural Association) Year Book 01 – 02, London, UK.