Applications and Implications
What does it do?
The Fab Fab Volcanic Shoes encourage the user to keep on
moving to see different colors in the platform of the shoes
or the user will experience a light version of earthquake
and lava eruption.
The Fab fab volcanic shoes have a microcontroller that reads
acceleration data from an ADXL345 sensor and prints the X,
Y, and Z values to the serial monitor. It maps these values
to RGB colors for an 8-pixel NeoPixel strip, updating colors
in real-time. If acceleration values change by less than 1
for 4000 milliseconds, it activates an LED and vibration
motor for 3000 milliseconds and displays a smooth,
5000-millisecond lava color show on the NeoPixels, ensuring
responsive and frequent updates throughout.
The shoes will display a Neopixel RGB light show when the
person is moving in blueish colors depending on how the
person is moving, getting signals from the z axis in the
accelerometer.
If the person stops moving for more than 3 seconds (same
signal from the accelerometer x times), then the person
wearing the shoes will sense an earthquake (vibration from
vibration motor for 2 seconds and the lava will start
flowing around the shoes, (with colors from the lava) see
image.
// 1 (254, 120, 10)
// 2 (254, 116, 0)
//3 (240,90, 0)
// 4 (244,54, 0)
// 5 (250,30,0)
// 6 (250,20,0)
// 7 (253,10, 0)
// 8 (255,0, 0)
In the future it could also potentially>
Work in the way that the XIAO will then send a signal to
the built in website “ Eruption has started.”
And if the button is pressed, then the shoes will reset the
code and start again.
Who's done what beforehand?
Landgreen Arduino Lava shoes: A pressure sensor in the
heel of the shoes controls the number of LEDs that light
up
Link: https://landgreen.github.io/projects/index.html
Adafruit Firewalker LED Sneakers :
Link: https://learn.adafruit.com/firewalker-led-sneakers/overview
Link: https://www.lightsculptures.co/
Alaza Epstein made shoe soles in molding and casting
week
Link: https://fabacademy.org/2019/labs/dassault/students/aleza-epstein/assignments/week10/
Zara Hadid: architect who made a 3d shoe collection
As a designer, you first have to understand how shoes
land with each step, how the wearer can balance and also
the ergonomics and dynamics of how to ensure comfort and
support – it’s all about working with the foot. but of
course our intention was also to create a shoe that
explores new possibilities in terms of design and
manufacturing techniques. all these aspects have been
carefully considered as a whole, and I don’t think one is
more important than the others.-Zara Hadid
3d Printed lamp
Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PURB80OolQo
Inspirations:
https://www.dollskill.com/cdn/shop/products/6dPdgBixkqOVmPfS5U4tuLhxZG6XBSsP-24.jpg?v=1654958295
What did i design?
I designed :
- the platform
- the sole
- the upper part
- the PCB
- etc
What materials and components were used?Where did they come from and how much did they cost
What parts and systems were made?
- Decorations
- Platform
- Shoe Last
- Sole
- PCB
- Shoe tongue
- The shoe itself
What processes were used?
Methods:
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Used the laser cutter
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PCB designing
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PCB milling
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Laser cutting
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3D scanning
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2D+3D designing
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3D printing o
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CNC 2.5 and 3D Milling
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Vaccuum forming
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Sewing
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NFC chip
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Vinyl cutting
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Composites
What questions were answered?
Can someone with no shoe making experience make shoes
absolutely.
How to integrate different outputs and inputs
What worked and what did not?
The lights on the shoes worked, the fashion aspect on the
other hand did not. There was only enough time to do half
the pair but the half that got made worked fine and were
stable enough to stand on.
How was it evaluated?
User testing: My sister really liked the shoe
although it was quite hard to get in and out of since the
epoxy and denim were pretty solid. Next version could be a
little softer.
The shoes are not exactly comfortable but they do work and
are both wearable and walkable.
What are the implications?
Educational shoes.Shoes that are more than shoes. The plan is to use these shoes to establish a deeper connection with the children of my island with our history.