Mechanical Canopy is a concept for a future playground that was designed using 3D software and the 3D printed and assembled. The idea came from the wish to incorporate nature into a design of a playground for children. The piece mimics the motion of leaves in the wind to create a serene feeling of peace. Arduino was used in this project for the kinetic aspect of it. Gears were 3D printed and attached to servos being controlled by the microprocessor. There are also laser cut elements of the artwork. This was a project for a Dynamic Media and Embodied Perception Course and was my first time exploring the limits of 3D printing.
Time: November 2012
Team: Individual
I used 3D software to design interlocking gears and the entire mechanism. Then I used simple servos to drive them.
Simple coding from Arduino was used the drive the sculpture.