A Biomimetic Multi-Joint System for Adaptive Shading

• Main Authors: Tu, Huai-Ju, 杜懷茹
• Other Authors: Hou, June-Hao
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/5htk99

碩士 === 國立交通大學 === 建築研究所 === 104 === Adaptive architecture is more and more popular in modern architecture, shades are frequently used for adjusting skylight and climate. Shades such as mechanical canopies are mostly mechanically constructed and controlled by centralized control systems to achieve automation in a smart building. Such system not only can't adapt to every angle of the sunshade during the day and the year, it is also vulnerable to mechanical problems. When a tiny bit of the system goes wrong, the shades simply halt. There are similar systems in the nature, with superior design -- such as joint system of Stingray's softbone -- it is simple, modular, redundant, work together and fail proof. Even if some of the joints malfunction, the whole process of fin waving is intact. In search for feasible solution for adaptive shading, we therefore focus on developing a multi-joint system by learning from the nature. This paper proposes a multi-joint system for adaptive shading, which is a biomimetic design inspired from Stingray. Joints of the system are produced by 3D printer. By choosing every single part of the system, residents will have a shading system, which really adapt to their life and the environment.