DDF m1 ideation umbrella hao lin

DIGITAL DESIGN + FABRICATION SM1, 2016 M1 JOURNAL – BONES & SKIN Hao Lin (743375) Michelle #9

Measured Drawings

PLAN SCALE 1:5

920 mm

600mm

ELEVATION SCALE 1:5

SECTION SCALE 1:5

Because umbrella is such a big object compares to other objects the class provided, I used measuring tape to measure the overall height and diameter of the umbrella. For convenience, I took the skin of the umbrella off and it would be easy to measure and explore the length and angle of the bones. I also cut the bones to measure each part of the bone.

Analysis

When the connection point of bones in the main tube is pushed, the other parts of bones also move because they are connected together.

Take this part of bones as example, when the wire inside the second tube is pulled, it would also pull the next bone move and stretch

Because the all bones are connected together, when the central point is moving, the other parts are also moving The skin also takes an important part of the umbrella. The skin is sewed on the bones and would move when the bones move. It covers the bones and also resists part of the tension that the steel wires create.

Digital Model

Front view without skin

Top view

Front view witt skin

Perspective view with skin

Perspective view without skin Bottom view

Firstly, I used the data that I measured from the umbrella bones to create the different parts of bones, using “trim� to make the holes. And connected them together to make a Skelton. And then, I used rotation to copy six times.

And I used other tools to create other parts of the umbrella.

I used polygon to create the line of the umbrella and exploded them. And then draw the curve line and also arc to create one side of the surface.

And then using rotate to copy 6 times.

Sketch Model

My reconfigured model is inspired by the umbrella's connecting bones system and its surface.

The model is designed as a folding table, which is made from an umbrella. So that the principle behind this is the same as umbrella. The folding table would be easy to store because it could reduce its horizontal volume when it's folding.

Take the skin of umbrella off

Leave two bones and cut the rest of bones

Glue some paper strips to the bone in order to connect the cardboards and make them foldable Glue cardboards around the bones

The rest of the bones

Sketch Design #1 Skeleton, Standing

The standing sleeping is inspired by the activity in the tutorial. We crete a outside skeleton and it amazingly could inspired me that a strong enough skeleton could support a man to rest and even sleep while standing. The clothes that used to hide the face could be a part of pillow (?). User can put his face on the cloth to rest.

This design is called standing sleeping pod, which is inspired by last week's tutorial. The design is combined with outside reinforced skeleton and other attachments that make user feel comfortable and create personal space.

Blinder, which is surrounded the head, not only cover the eyes, but also the ears, this is to make sure the noise would not disturb users.

A cushion is used to protect and support the neck A supporting part is to support most of the users gravity and convey to the outside skeleton.

A safety belt is used to tie users into the seat, to prevent them from falling while sleeping Reinforced skeleton.

The standing sleeping pod provides not much personal space because people are moving in the street, but the blinders would block one's view towards outside and create a sense of protecton

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Sketch Design #2 Connecton, Stretch, Hide

ostrich sleeping

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This sketch design is inspired by how the umbrella works and also the story about ostrich sleeping. I think when people want to sleep, when they just pull a string and the hat would cover the head automatically is a useful idea and the hat could cover ones hat in oder to block the outside world's impact. To hide into one's personal space.

When the wire (steel or soft string) is pulled, the bone in the hat would stretch to cover the user's head, to block the view from outside to inside also inside to outside.

How does this respond to your personal space?

The clothes would provide a sense of protecton and when people bend over the desk, they are isolated from the outside world.

Sketch Design #3 Cover, Stretch, Privacy

In this case, the sleeping pod can install in libraries, classrooms etc. which is useful to create personal space when user wants to rest, and would not occupy much area when it is not used.

This one is directly learn from how umbrella works, with the same working principles. The sleeping pod can hide in the ceiling or above the lights.

In this case, the user is lying on the ground, it covers too much area.

How does this respond to your personal space?

The skin of this folding structure could provide a good personal space because no one can walk closed to the user.

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