Description:
Key Words:
Deployable Structures,Knitted Fabrics,Digital Simulation,Digital Knitting
Required Skills:
None
Required Software:
Rhinoceros 6 or 7
Required Hardware:
PC with Rhinoceros 6 or 7
Maximum number of participating students:
12
General Introduction
Deployable Knitted Structures explores a hybrid material system made of knitted fabrics and other lightweight elements.
The aim is to search for expressive, adaptable and lightweight structure prototypes for temporary events, such as exhibitions. The exploration will focus on the variations of forms, the effectiveness of the material system, and the effectiveness of the deployable mechanism.
Course Content:
The whole course will be divided into two phases:
At the first phase, each student will design, simulate and fabricate their own project within a volume of 3mX3mx3m at a scale of 1:10.
At the second phase, students will work as a group to build a 1:1 prototype of a deployable knitted structure.
Teaching Content
1. introduction of deployable knitted structures and digital simulation methods;
2. introduction of knitting design, knitting code generation, knitting machines and knitting skills;
3. design and construction techniques of deployable knitted structures;
Expected Outcomes
1. Drawings of concepts and analysis
2. A simulation video of the design
3. A rendering of the design
4. A physical model of the design
5. Knitted patches with pattern variations