Aerolithe Design doc


For the last project, I want to look back to my starting point – the butterfly project. For this time, I want to combine the beauty, elegance, and fluidity of wings and fins and the rhythm of the dance movement, which has a deeper interaction between the user and the product.

Hence I want to introduce the final project: “Aerolithe”. With “wearing” the large wings of transparent linen texture on their arms, the dancer will have the bender and tilt sensor as the output, and LED strips hidden inside the frame of wings will also shine with different colors with different speeds correspondingly. The whole project would bring better stage effects to the audience.

The sketch for Aerolithe

For the budget, mostly it will be spent on the cloth and decorations. LED strips and nails and nuts (to hold the wings in place) can all be found in the Fimbel lab.

Here is the materials list of components/supplies:

NameFigureNumberCost
Small Bouquet Packaging Materials, Minimalist 20 pcs1.58
Silver Bracelet, Glass Glitter Bead50 pcs0.30
Handmade Tassel Chiffon Silk3 rolls2.11
Faux Pearl Decor Gift Wrapping Mesh1 pc2.62
Pink Artificial Pearl Organza Crinkled Sheer 
1 pc2.44
1.0mm Color Aluminum Wire DIY Weaving Process Aluminum Wire (10m)1 roll1.48
50 Meters 0.6mm Elastic Cord String Round Transparent Elastic Thread
1 roll0.66
Overall11.19

Besides, there is a timeline with weekly milestones (Mon deadlines: 11/13, 11/20, 11/27, 12/4)

11/08Final Pitch Document
Create Materials List
Submit Budget
11/13Study how tilt sensors and bend sensors work
Determine how SquareWear works with CPD
Experiment with the solidity of the wires
Test the proper length of the wings (with the help of dancers)
Research for appropriate types of LEDs
11/20Design and make the rough wings
Combine of LEDs and wings
Test whether LEDs work as the output with the sensor as the input
11/27Decorate wings
Program LED lights with more creative patterns
12/4Week for unexpected mishaps

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