4. Design Thinking

What will I design?

The process

Step1: i would design a glove made with textile using laser cut to cut conductive and stretch fabrics

Step2: design stretch sensor input with microcontroller so design the Input board Check Input devices week 10 docmentation for experience doing that.So I would check its ability to firstly turn LED “on” while you squeeze. When the sensor deforms (due to stretching or squeezing) its capacitance value changes.

Step3: output board with receiving so I would design the output board for the Nitinol -to take it into another level by controlling patterns on fabrics(nitinol embedded) Output devices week 12 docmentation

if I get first step done then I try to control something on the screen a wave or so via cable

The sensor sends data about its capacitance to a Bluetooth enabled device.

Step4: silicon pattern glove

To sum up I would check the correct interaction between the electronics, Fabrics and coding systems of the project. Its the main goal which is being helpful for designers to control patterns digital or physical from a distance.

What parts and systems will be made? the skin of the glove the microcontroller output - fabrics....

What questions need to be answered?

revise video of niel durability? …

How will it be evaluated? I would be evkualted in the process First, correct interaction between the electronics, Fabrics and coding systems of the project .

Second, if all parts are integrated in the process.

Thirdly, if its useful.

Where possible, you should make rather than buy the parts of your project? i try to make as much parts as possible like using personalized input The stretch sensor (input)itself instead of buying it from the company I would make it from elastic conductive fabrics. The fabrics to be laser cut based on the pattern as well as fabricate the mold of hand (taken from makehuman model then rhino or using scan of my hand) in order to create silicon base cooler glove for the final higher quality better looking glove and integrated in it all the electronics parts.

output personlized designed pattern using E-textiles Check Final Project Page for more details and resources

What processes will be used? Sewing for glove design - sewing machine

Laser Cutter for pattern and glove design

3D print - the glove pattern

Molding and casting for silicon glove

CNC milling for electronics

• Input -the glove board (the stretch sensor input board) -output textile board - (nitinol board) -networking- WiFi