The ICD/ITKE 2014 research pavilion had its opening earlier this spring in Stuttgart, Germany.
Courtesy of © ICD-ITKE
The project is a collaboration of students and Prof. Achim Menges from the ICD Institute of Computational Design, and Prof. Jan Knippers from ITKE Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design.
Courtesy of © ICD-ITKE
The structure was robotically fabricated from 35 fiber composite components, the biggest being 2.6m in diameter with a weight of 24.1kg.
Courtesy of © ICD-ITKE
-
- Courtesy of © ICD-ITKE
-
- Courtesy of © ICD-ITKE
-
- Courtesy of © ICD-ITKE
-
- Courtesy of © ICD-ITKE
-
- Courtesy of © ICD-ITKE
-
- Courtesy of © ICD-ITKE
-
- Courtesy of © ICD-ITKE
-
- Courtesy of © ICD-ITKE
-
- Courtesy of © ICD-ITKE
-
- Courtesy of © ICD-ITKE
-
- Courtesy of © ICD-ITKE
-
- Courtesy of © ICD-ITKE
-
- Courtesy of © ICD-ITKE
-
- Stable fibrous nest construction of the Diving Bell Water Spider (Agyroneda aquatica)
-
- Microscopic image of Diving Bell Water Spider (Agyroneda aquatica) nest
-
- Diagram of integrated design criteria
-
- Finite element analysis of pretensioned pneumatic membrane
-
- Principal stress directions of pretensioned pneumatic membrane
-
- Finite element analysis of composite shell
-
- Principal stress directions of composite shell
-
- Agent-based design tool which negotiates multiple design parameters to determine fiber laying paths
-
- Comparison of various fiber reinforcement strategies
-
- Various fiber layers robotically placed in ICD/ITKE Research Pavilion 2014-15
-
- Cyber-physical fibre placement process
-
- On-site sensor interface for adaptive fiber placement process
-
- Exploded diagram of fiber extruding end effector developed for the adaptive fabrication strategy
-
- On-site robotic fiber placement of reinforcement fibers with parallel distribution
-
- Sample design iteration of fiber layout generated from agent-based design tool
-
- Conceptual Fabrication Strategy: 1. Inflated pneumatic membrane 2. Robotically reinforce membrane with carbon fiber from inside 3. Stable composite shell
