Sarah Oppenheimer
D-33 Tiling options generated in Rhino through Grasshopper plug-in.
Aluminum elements are prepared for folding.
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D-33 3-way joint developed from two intersecting pieces of aluminum.
A grasshopper definition was developed to slice the aluminum skin along user-specified planes, unfolded each resulting segment, and tested for fit within our limited sheet size.
Prior to final fabrication, aluminum samples confirm the scalar relationship between material thickness and channel width.
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Spacers are placed to insure a regular gap between folded aluminum panels.
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D-33 3-way joint developed from two intersecting pieces of aluminum.
A grasshopper definition handled a detailed, rigid unfolding of each aluminum segment, taking into account material thickness. This produced the necessary channel widths to be milled into the piece for a given fold angle.
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Fabrication drawings for structural aluminum frame
Perforation tests for aluminum honeycomb folding.
D-33 3-way joint developed from two intersecting pieces of aluminum.
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P-01 Aluminum joint geometry is developed using parametric manipulation.
Aluminum panels inspected prior to folding.
Fluid cooled milling of aluminum plate.
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W-120301 Aluminum folding.
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Assembly of aluminum skin.
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Assembly of aluminum skin.
Anodized aluminum pieces are pre-fit before folding.
Anodized aluminum pieces are pre-fit before folding.
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Aluminum pieces are pre-fit before folding.
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