Shape Structuralizer: Design, Fabrication, and User-driven Iterative Refinement of 3D Mesh Models

Shape Structuralizer: Design, Fabrication, and User-driven Iterative Refinement of 3D Mesh Models

by | Feb 11, 2019 | 2019, Featured Publications, Karthik Ramani, Recent Publications, Subramanian Chidambaram, Yunbo Zhang

Current Computer-Aided Design (CAD) tools lack proper support for guiding novice users towards designs ready for fabrication. We propose Shape Structuralizer (SS), an interactive design support system that repurposes surface models into structural constructions using...
iSoft: A Customizable Soft Sensor with Real-time Continuous Contact and Stretching Sensing

iSoft: A Customizable Soft Sensor with Real-time Continuous Contact and Stretching Sensing

by | Oct 21, 2017 | 2017, Embedded Input, Fabrication, Featured Publications, Karthik Ramani, Ke Huo, Luis Paredes, Recent Publications, Sang Ho Yoon, Subramanian Chidambaram, TANGIBLE, EMBEDDED & EMBODIED INTERFACES, Tangibles, Yunbo Zhang

We present iSoft, a single volume soft sensor capable of sensing real-time continuous contact and unidirectional stretching. We propose a low-cost and an easy way to fabricate such piezoresistive elastomer-based soft sensors for instant interactions. We employ an...
WireFab: Mix-Dimension Modeling and Fabrication for 3D Mesh Models

WireFab: Mix-Dimension Modeling and Fabrication for 3D Mesh Models

by | Dec 30, 2016 | 2017, DESIGN METHOD, Fabrication, Jeff Alperovich, Jing Bai, Karthik Ramani, Min Liu, Recent Publications, TANGIBLE, EMBEDDED & EMBODIED INTERFACES, Tangibles, Yuanzhi Cao, Yunbo Zhang

We propose WireFab, a rapid modeling and prototyping system that uses bent metal wires as the structure framework. WireFab approximates both the skeletal articulation and the skin appearance of the corresponding virtual skin meshes, and it allows users to personalize...
TRing: Instant and Customizable Interactions with Objects Using an Embedded Magnet and a Finger-Worn Device

TRing: Instant and Customizable Interactions with Objects Using an Embedded Magnet and a Finger-Worn Device

by | Oct 16, 2016 | 2016, Embedded Input, Fabrication, HUMAN SHAPE INTERACTION, Karthik Ramani, Ke Huo, Mid-air Interaction, Recent Publications, Sang Ho Yoon, TANGIBLE, EMBEDDED & EMBODIED INTERFACES, Tangibles, Yunbo Zhang

We present TRing, a finger-worn input device which provides instant and customizable interactions. TRing offers a novel method for making plain objects interactive using an embedded magnet and a finger-worn device. With a particle filter integrated magnetic sensing...
RealFusion: An Interactive Workflow for Repurposing Real-World Objects towards Early-stage Creative Ideation

RealFusion: An Interactive Workflow for Repurposing Real-World Objects towards Early-stage Creative Ideation

by | May 17, 2016 | 2016, Cecil Piya, Karthik Ramani, Mid-air Interaction, Multi-touch Interaction, Recent Publications, TANGIBLE, EMBEDDED & EMBODIED INTERFACES, Uncategorized, Vinayak, Yunbo Zhang

We present RealFusion, an interactive workflow that supports early stage design ideation in a digital 3D medium. RealFusion is inspired by the practice of found-object-art, wherein new representations are created by composing existing objects. The key motivation...