MACHINE HACKING
PROJECT Fabric Behaviour Study |
The Bartlett School of Architecture
SUPERVISORS Enriqueta Llabres-Valls, Zachary Fluker
DESCRIPTION
Machine Hacking is an exercise related to the Fabric Behaviour Study project. The hacking of the sewing machine acts as a tool to bridge the digital control of data input and the actual fabrication process of the physical output. Technically, the hacking is done by connecting the rotor system that controls the needle into a rail system formed by rail and a mini servo motor that is connected to a microcontroller. Thus, by a simple mechanism of controlling and changing different anchor points and setting different distances between two sheets of fabric, various spaces are created to resemble a limitless scenario of dynamic space that could be negotiated and mass customized.
SUPERVISORS Enriqueta Llabres-Valls, Zachary Fluker
DESCRIPTION
Machine Hacking is an exercise related to the Fabric Behaviour Study project. The hacking of the sewing machine acts as a tool to bridge the digital control of data input and the actual fabrication process of the physical output. Technically, the hacking is done by connecting the rotor system that controls the needle into a rail system formed by rail and a mini servo motor that is connected to a microcontroller. Thus, by a simple mechanism of controlling and changing different anchor points and setting different distances between two sheets of fabric, various spaces are created to resemble a limitless scenario of dynamic space that could be negotiated and mass customized.
