Publication Conference Paper2009
An Optocoupled Poseable Ball and Socket Joint for Computationally Enhanced Construction Kits
Michael Philetus Weller, Mark D Gross, Ellen Yi-Luen Do
Abstract
We present a novel design for connecting pieces of a computationally enhanced construction kit, an optocoupled ball and socket joint. Unlike other existing connectors, our joint is poseable and allows both the topology and dynamic configuration of a kit assembly to be sensed. We provide a survey of existing computationally enhanced construction kit connectors and describe the technical details of our design.
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