xBalloon：带有球囊塑料致动器的动画对象
xBalloon: Animated Objects with Balloon Plastic Actuator
摘要：
形状改变界面是有希望的，为用户改变常见对象的物理属性。然而，致动装置的流行方法需要非专业用户通常无法获得的专业设备或材料。在这项工作中，我们专注于可控软致动器与充气结构，因为他们是软的，因此安全的人机交互。我们提出了一种软致动器的设计，称为xBalloon，这是可行的，廉价的，易于制造。它由气球和塑料等日常材料组成，可以非常有效地实现弯曲驱动。为了表征，我们制造了具有不同几何参数的xBalloon样品，并对其进行了弯曲性能测试，并找到了描述形状和弯曲宽度之间关系的分析模型。然后，我们使用xtons动画一系列常见的对象，都可以令人满意的工作。我们进一步验证了关于制造的用户体验，发现即使是那些事先没有机器人知识的人也可以轻松自信地制造xtrons。鉴于所有这些优势，我们相信xBalloon是交互设计和娱乐应用的理想平台。
英文摘要：
Shape-changing interfaces are promising for users to change the physical properties of common objects. However, prevailing approaches of actuation devices require either professional equipment or materials that are not commonly accessible to non-professional users. In this work, we focus on the controllable soft actuators with inflatable structures because they are soft thus safe for human computer interaction. We propose a soft actuator design, called xBalloon, that is workable, inexpensive and easy-to-fabricate. It consists of daily materials including balloons and plastics and can realize bending actuation very effectively. For characterization, we fabricated xBalloon samples with different geometrical parameters and tested them regarding the bending performance and found the analytical model describing the relationship between the shape and the bending width. We then used xBalloons to animate a series of common objects and all can work satisfactorily. We further verified the user experience about the the fabrication and found that even those with no prior robotic knowledge can fabricate xBalloons with ease and confidence. Given all these advantages, we believe that xBalloon is an ideal platform for interaction design and entertainment applications.
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