A Checklist:

Understanding the Behaviors and Attributes of an Intelligent Kinetic System:

 

         What are the factors (data sets) that the system is responding to:

 

1)       Direct Physical interaction

2)       Direct Virtual user interaction via a particular website interface

3)       Internet users accessing Specific Websites (Tracking activity as a data set)

4)       Human Activity of a particular group in a particular place (campus, mall, building, city, etc..)

 

5)       Physical factors: Acoustics

6)       Physical factors: Sunlight

7)       Physical factors: Temperature

8)       Physical factors: Wind

 

 

 

 

Practically what does it do?

How does it do it?

      **Ideas to help you are  in italics

 

System is networked to understand and react collaboratively

(more than one actuator (motor etc))

 

 

Wireless data transfer, Hardwired

Understands occupant or user location

Id tagging system

Visual Identification with cameras

    Footfall identification with touch sensors

 

Enable the creation of spaces that are easy to adjust in an intuitive way by rolling around stem columns with simple attachment and detachment

 

Re-configurable, Mobile, Kinetic transformation, etc

Provide modular flexible infrastructure

 

Re-configurable, Mobile, Kinetic transformation, etc

Monitor localized temperature

 

Embedded sensors

Monitor localized humidity

Embedded sensors

 

Actively control acoustics

 

Integration of sound cancellation/translation system

 

Actively control ventilation

 

 

Kinetic change: stiffen, ruffle, allow permeation of air

Heuristically adjust environmental conditions via secondary systems

Provide Heating, Provide Cooling by adjusting other ventilation systems dynamically

Change opacity

 

Stretching or changing form

Change color, hue, saturation

 

On a molecular or chemical level or via a secondary embedded system of lighting

 

 

 

 

 

Practically what does it do? (Continued)

How does it do it? (Continued)

      **Ideas to help you in italics

 

Change reflective properties

 

On a molecular or chemical level

Allow one-way visibility

 

On a molecular or chemical level

Provides “Way finding” (providing directional paths)

 

On a molecular or chemical level or via a secondary embedded system of lighting

Provide Lighting

 

 On a molecular or chemical level or via a secondary      embedded system of lighting

Provide Video Transmission

 

Via a secondary embedded system of conduit and cameras

Provide Microphone Transmission

 

 Via a secondary embedded system of conduit and      microphones

Provides security around restricted areas

 

Either predicated by user location definition of via a sensor system coupled with Re-configurable, Mobile, Kinetic transformation, etc

Provides safety around dangerous areas

 

Either predicated by user location definition of via a sensor system coupled with Re-configurable, Mobile, Kinetic transformation, etc

More…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Human Interaction

 

Does the System have a Goal? Or multiple goals 

 

 

 

 

Constructing

Is it working to make something

De-Constructing

Is it working to unmake a something

Optimizing

 

Is it organizing something?

Is it collaborative with the physical users?

 

Is it working with the people in some

Is it against the goals of the physical users?

Is it working against the people in some way

What is the timeframe

One day – one week or unknown?

Is it a game?

 

 

    

Who are the players?

 

What are the rules?

 

How are they communicated?

 

How is it Experienced

 

 

 

From on it?

 

From above only?

    

Does it light up?

Can you see it at night?

Through the Internet

 

      Does it make sound?

 

Is there a metaphor in normal daily experience that you can think of?

 

 

What Else…?