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# PROJECT : Inflatable Shading Device

This page exists to document the ISD project made by Mario di Sibio, Stefano Nastasi and Matthieu Brossette during the DFP workshop of DBD Mastere at ENPC

## Introduction

The project is related to environmental awareness in building design.\
We aim at providing a shading system for facade\
Inspired by inflatable architecture and folding technics, we wondered about a way to shade buildings when temperature goes too high on a facade. 

## Inspiration

![©Inflate](https://624440923-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LPeTBzsc0BbTcCbNM4d%2F-LUixFFLsO3UIDPiMY0w%2F-LUizQ39D45Q8keumyQG%2Finflatable.jpg?alt=media\&token=9935b321-496d-4120-8a2d-03cbb98fd256)

![© Aedas Architects - Al Bahar towers](https://624440923-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LPeTBzsc0BbTcCbNM4d%2F-LUixFFLsO3UIDPiMY0w%2F-LUj-6HA3hvz0s0ubyFZ%2Ffacade.jpg?alt=media\&token=88b15119-b384-4486-a670-1a5926b11257)

![Origami](https://624440923-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LPeTBzsc0BbTcCbNM4d%2F-LUixFFLsO3UIDPiMY0w%2F-LUj2cdOpt8NBxXTG_Es%2Forigami.jpg?alt=media\&token=394f76cb-9607-4209-b929-76a2ed53e466)

We got strong inspiration from origami folding art. By looking a bit further into architecture field, we observe that this technic is already used to enhance building properties, and to go from a static to a dynamic behavior of buildings. The inflatable and elastic properties of some materials, like plastic of fabric, is also considered here to enjoy a low-energy-consumption transformation of building parts.

## Resources

### Hardware

* Laser Cut, Trotec Speedy 400
* 3D Printer, Prusa i3 mk3
* 3D Printer, Dimension Elite
* Arduino Uno

### Software

* Rhinoceros 6
* Kangaroo Physics
* Arduino IDE

### Materials 

* MDF 3mm
* ABS Filament
* Elastic fabric
* Thick paper sheet
* Thin plastic sheet
* Seringe, 100ml
* Plastic tube
* Step motors

![](https://624440923-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LPeTBzsc0BbTcCbNM4d%2F-LUixFFLsO3UIDPiMY0w%2F-LUj536dL8UpKyoiUTbG%2Fmateriel.jpg?alt=media\&token=fbc1348d-b0a6-40dd-b6dc-665b97f7c369)

## Goals

## Draft

![Inspiration](https://624440923-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LPeTBzsc0BbTcCbNM4d%2F-LUixFFLsO3UIDPiMY0w%2F-LUj8Oh9u26SEEjPTcxP%2F20181211_110014.jpg?alt=media\&token=fa326e96-288f-41fd-8b4c-a93b9e235bd6)

![Folding test](https://624440923-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LPeTBzsc0BbTcCbNM4d%2F-LUixFFLsO3UIDPiMY0w%2F-LUj8bS1l3TEkBm0Skjs%2F20181211_163453.jpg?alt=media\&token=6119ffe1-e815-4eee-9b3e-1a2a885926ba)

![Plastic merging test](https://624440923-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LPeTBzsc0BbTcCbNM4d%2F-LUixFFLsO3UIDPiMY0w%2F-LUj8y3nIVrR4ligPme4%2F20181213_152257.jpg?alt=media\&token=1a55bc49-e9fa-4b24-838b-9408c2c3ff7c)

## Simulation

![Folding simulation - frame 12](https://624440923-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LPeTBzsc0BbTcCbNM4d%2F-LUjIFTBcjD_ZYtc2trc%2F-LUjIqlZUIyy_q1D4r8e%2FFrame_00012.png?alt=media\&token=c078a553-f989-4c43-8dc5-3c8b66c0039e)

![Folding simulation - frame 100](https://624440923-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LPeTBzsc0BbTcCbNM4d%2F-LUjIFTBcjD_ZYtc2trc%2F-LUjJ0P0va0kSMByoZ50%2FFrame_00100.png?alt=media\&token=84df9861-de0a-4090-982e-8908d131a5e7)

{% file src="/files/-LUjK2mLRiVbe25JR4XQ" %}
3DM File for simulation (mesh is in layer 5)
{% endfile %}

{% file src="/files/-LUjJ67LJpu\_yLlkpO-Q" %}
Grasshopper simluation file
{% endfile %}

## Making

![Seringe holder](https://624440923-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LPeTBzsc0BbTcCbNM4d%2F-LUixFFLsO3UIDPiMY0w%2F-LUj8j8dAkIoN6abR0PO%2F20181212_173558.jpg?alt=media\&token=3dfbb82a-8fd3-4fc0-8df6-ec396c677aa1)

![Sering holder with the sering and the stepper connected](https://624440923-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LPeTBzsc0BbTcCbNM4d%2F-LUixFFLsO3UIDPiMY0w%2F-LUj8segkABwDsqD2rVh%2F20181213_151347.jpg?alt=media\&token=44ce6abd-9222-4a67-a511-42d31eefbd62)

{% file src="/files/-LUjPX7KmACdlZIyTDP6" %}
INO code to make the stepper works properly
{% endfile %}

![](https://624440923-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LPeTBzsc0BbTcCbNM4d%2F-LUixFFLsO3UIDPiMY0w%2F-LUj8vW__bB1u-o6hy9B%2F20181213_155345.jpg?alt=media\&token=c4e15ac9-8bc0-4b2c-b060-679b57da7fc1)

![](https://624440923-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LPeTBzsc0BbTcCbNM4d%2F-LUixFFLsO3UIDPiMY0w%2F-LUj9XWQXQb-hzjluRot%2Forigami2.jpg?alt=media\&token=4a953f39-291a-48d0-a95b-4e708ee0f709)

{% file src="/files/-LUjCGnkxqzliXwBQosV" %}
3DM file for laser cutting the folding part of the project
{% endfile %}