Date: 5/9/2017
Topic: 2B: Dynamic System: Parametric Simulation
Week # 2 Learning Objectives
This week I am seeking to
1. Keep studying the motion of scallop and seeking the biomimicry design by using the motion of
scallop.
2. In the Rhino Grasshopper, I will use the knowledge that we learned during the week to
mimicry the motion of scallop and its muscle's motion.
3. Building the connection between he motion of scallop and real-life situation, and finding a
way to apply the motion of scallop in today’s industry or architecture.
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Date: 5/9/2017
Topic: 2B: Dynamic System: Parametric Simulation
Programming
ArchitectureCoding Evolution
As Milos has mentioned in this video, we can
treat the evolution of architecture design as a
process of natural selection, which the
structure and the design of one building could
approach to the best situation once each
component of the building can reach the best
result. I think Milos has an interesting
perspective to understand the architecture.
However, the challenge would be that the
situation of architecture design would never to
reach a perfection. For example, Milos said we
can use computer to generate the best design,
but this design could be extremely expensive in
term of the use of material. Therefore, I agree
that we should let our design reach a perfect
situation in most parts, but we could not make
each single component become perfect.
Maybe, his concepts is telling us to borrow
some successful examples from other buildings
to do our own design.
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Smart Nodes
Considering the development and
improvement of BIM, the digital structure
analysis and 3D print technology in
architecture field is not strange to people
anymore. However, these strategies usually
consume lots of money and time, which they
are inefficient in the architecture design and
building process due to the limitation of
technology. In this article, I start to see how
could the engineers and scientists could
reduce time and money to apply the digital
structure analysis and 3D print technology in
the architecture design and construction.
Through the structure analysis and 3D print,
lots of natural resources can be saved so that
people can reach a sustainable design.
However, current structure analysis only take
account the gravity and force, but it seems
they did not put the wind, rain, snow, and
other climate factor into list, which the
climate could also affect the structure
seriously throughout the year. So, I am worry
about the accuracy of the structure analysis.
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Deleuze and the Use of the
Genetic Algorithm in
Architecture
This concept of Genetic Algorithm in
architecture design has similarity with the
concept of “Coding Evolution”, which it is about
a computer program that can help designers to
generate a “better solution” for space design. In
fact, the instructor said that currently, this
technology is just a visualization tools that it can
not take all potential configurations into
account. However, it is still a useful tool to help
designer analysis the possibility of perfect
combination between beauty and function.
However, I am a little bit worry about one issue
to this technology. As human being, the ability
of thinking and creation is unique among
different species, but it seems like this kind of
program is helping people to design, at the
same time, it is ruining the designers’ think
ability and creativity.
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How Do Scallops Move?
Besides the assigned readings, I also found
this article talking about the motion of
scallop, which I hope to learn more
knowledge about the motion of scallop so
that I can use it in biomimicry design. The
movement of scallop is controlled by two
muscles attaching one each of the shells. The
muscles will stretched when the scallop move
forward, and the muscles will be relaxed and
shell open up for next movement. In this
article, there is an interesting experiment that
one use a stick to disturb one of the shell
while the scallop is swimming. The result is
that the speed of swimming decreased. The
other experiment is that one tape a piece of
plastic on the scallop’s shell, and initially the
speed of swimming decreased, but the scallop
increased its speed by changing the shape of
the shell.
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Swimming Robotic Micro
Scallop
Besides the extra readings, I also found
this video talking about the biomimicry
design by using the motion of scallop.
This micro-robot is 3D printed and
supposed to use as drug carrier in
human body. In this case, some serious
diseases can be cured such like cancer.
However, I am wondering if this microrobot will affect blood pressure or blood
speed in human body since it will travel
through blood tubes. Overall, I am pretty
excited and interested about this project,
and I hope this kind of micro-robot can
be applied soon in the future.
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Reflection
LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
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In this week, I have learned and studied the motion of scallop, and
I hope that I can make one biomimicry design by the motion of
scallop. Initially, I made a scallop model on Rhino, and I used the
Grasshopper to mimicry the motion of scallop. On the other hand,
I found some readings and videos about the motion of scallop. One
of the reading “How Do Scallops Move?” gave me a detail that
which muscles control the movement of scallop. In addition, the
video “Swimming Robotic Mirco-Scallop” illustrate one biomimicry
design by the motion of scallop, which the small drug carrier swim
like scallop in human blood tube to cure the diseases, such like
cancer. I hope that I can figure out what the motion of scallop can
be used in biomimicry design in the rest of the term, and make a
reasonable concept design.
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Feedback
SELF-ASSESSMENT
Strengths:
Areas for Growth:
In this week, not only did I spend time on reading the assigned articles, but I
also spend lots of time on finding and reading documentaries about the
motion of scallop and its related biomimicry design. I sketched some details
about the component of scallop relating its movement. Next, I tested to make
the digital model on Rhino, and used the scripts that learned on class to
create the motion of scallop via Grasshopper.
I am more confident about the model making on Rhino and creating
some simple scripts on Grasshopper right now.
Ways the instructors could help me:
I think that I need help to learn some scripts on Grasshopper to
make the structure.
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Name:
Jinsong Xian
My e-mail address:
[email protected]
Resources:
Milos Dimcic, 2015, ProgramArchitecture, Coding Evolution, YouTube Video, Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCelZdwTuoM
Kristof Crolla, Nicholas Williams, 2014, Smart Nodes: A System for Variable Structureal Frames with 3D Metal-printed Nodes. Retrieved from:
canvas.uoregon.edu
Manuel Delanda, 2004, Deleuze and the Use of the Genetic Algorithm in Architecture, Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50d_J0hKz0&feature=youtu.be
Philip J. Stephens, 2013, How Do Scallops Move?, Retrieved from: http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/files/scallop_movement.pdf
Nanotechnology World Association, 2017, Swimming Robotic Micro Scallop, Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d_CNu5_z_c
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