Helix: A.I based Lamp

BIO - MIMICRY

What is Biomimicry?

Biomimicry or Biomimetics can be defined as the examination of nature ,its models, processes and elements in order to solve human centred problems.

Biomimicry argues that nature is the best, most influencing and the guaranteed source of innovation for the designers as a result of nature’s 3.85 billion years of evolution, as it holds a gigantic experience of solving problems of the environment and its inhabitants

Design Brief: To design a dynamic lamp inspired by nature that implies the use of Arduino.

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METAMORPHOSIS Gr. meta- “change” + morphe “form” What is Metamorphosis?

Metamorphosis is a series of changes through which an organism goes in developing from an early immature stage to an adult.

For example, by which a butterfly or moth emerges from a chrysalis (cocoon) in its adult form or a frog or toad passes through its tadpole stage.

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LOCOMOTION :

A caterpillar moves in a rippling fashion. It contracts the muscles in its rear segments, pushing blood into the forward segments, which lengthens the front part of the body. The legs hold onto the forward position and then the front muscles contract, pulling the rear segment forward. Most caterpillars of the larger moths and butterflies have 3 pairs of true legs, and most have 5 pairs of prolongs on their abdomen So total 16 pairs.

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SIGHT :

Caterpillars have six pairs of simple eyes (ocelli). Ocelli (also called stemmata) are small, simple eyes that can detect changes in light intensity, but cannot form an image. Ocelli are composed of photoreceptors (light-sensitive cells) and pigments. Ocelli are usually located in two clusters of six eyes on the sides of a larva's head.

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SILK PRODUCTION

A spinneret is a tube-like structure on a larva's lower lip (labium) that contains the spinning apparatus (the silk glands) of the larva. The caterpillar draws silk (which is made in the salivary glands) from a tube in the spinneret. The silk dries when exposed to the air. Caterpillars use this silk to support themselves and to make webs and cocoons

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About the concept Final Concept is based following factors : •

Change in size According to movement and Physical Form : Form is collapsible such that its presence could be felt when required ,not all the time.

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Lines and symmetric forms on the Body of caterpillar : Caterpillar has intricate textures on its body that could be observed as it moves in a wavy motion.Those details could be felt as the structure evolves from a flat two dimensional to a three dimensional form.

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Low intensity of light : Mimicking the interior structure of a cocoon where there is dim light , same has been used here involving the application of off while light that can be used as an ambient lighting for places like Bedrooms, Side alleys, Halls and Balconies.

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Fixture flexibility according to need : Light Fixture comes in two forms ;one is a ceiling attachment and other is the magnetic fixtures on ceilings

Using Arduino: It implies the use of a PIR sensor that detects the human body heat and gives analog values that responds to the connected motor initiating the movement clockwise and anticlockwise .

It is programmed in such a way that the structure remains open until it senses body heat and vice versa.

Dimensional Analysis

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Link to prototype: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqBgjnxVUwM

Option1: Clamped on the ceiling

Option1: Hanging from the cieling

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