ExpandFab

Fabricating Objects Expanding and Changing Shape with Heat

ExpandFab is a fabrication method for creating expanding objects using foam materials. The printed objects change their shape and volume, which is advantageous for reducing the printing time and transportation costs. For the fabrication of expanding objects, we investigated a basic principle of the expansion rate and developed materials by mixing a foam powder and elastic adhesive. Furthermore, we developed a fabrication method using the foam materials. A user can design expanded objects using our design software and sets the expansion areas on the surface. Project Type: IxD Research, Material Rsesearch, Digital Fbrication

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Publication

Kaimoto, H., Yamaoka, J., Nakamaru, S., Kawahara, Y., & Kakehi, Y. (2020, June)., “ExpandFab: Fabricating Objects Expanding and Changing Shape with Heat” , In Proceedings of  the Fourteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction. ACM.

Contribution

本研究は当時慶應義塾大学のKaimoto氏と東京大学の山岡氏を中心に行われた（Equaly Contributed). 私は主に材料領域の安定硬化条件のやデータ処理に関する部分に貢献した。