DEVELOPING THE IDEA

Ideation began immediately with a breadth concept sketches that explored a myriad of ways to communicate a balance between the organic and inorganic.

The ideation process was quickly followed with physical, low-fidelity prototyping which was achieved with insulation foam, matte board, cardboard, plastic, paper clips, and tape. Using Physical prototying as a platform to build on before rendering out a digital mock up. in Solidworks

The shell mechanism is jointed to  an oscillating pump that is housed within MOMO’s chassis. The pump mechanism dictates the outer shell’s rate of compression and expansion, effectively emulating a rhythmic breathing motion.

 

 

Some shell mechanisms include having a stuff shell with a middle section that moves up and down. To one connected to netting that acts as the natural joints.

SOLIDWORKS RENDERS

After the initial weeks of testing cases though physical prototying we landed on a initial design. Using Solidworks as a CAD platform we designed MOMO as we want to build it its final form at this stage.

TAP SIDES TO GO THOUGH SLIDESHOW OF SKETCHES

We closely followed the waterfall model throughout the design process which allowed us to efficiently test a multiplicity of designs at a rapid rate. Such designs included multiple ideations of shell forms, pump mechanisms, and several derivatives of Theo Jensen’s leg mechanism.

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