Lauren and I went to the materials library and discussed with Heather some really interesting light embedding ideas. She suggested using fiber optics, because it is really efficient in channeling light sources and together with LEDS, they would be even more so efficient.
Fiber optic bundles can be threaded into asphault emitting light from an LED source, emitting minimal heat and lasts for a really long time.
It is possible to come up with an interactive computer interface that responds to external stimulation that translates to lighting. I took a digital architecture course last semester that dealt with this kind of relationship so I know it can be done... although I don't know if I could come up with the code that would drive such a device.
Some questions we haven't answered are how are the lights sensored? It should be solar powered? How do we configure the graphics? What colors do we use?
Friday, October 24, 2008
Philips Lumalive/Philips Interactive Lights/Philips Living Colors
Projection System
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgrGjJUBF_I
A demonstration video of a technique used to automatically discover the locations of surfaces in the projection area using embedded light sensors.
Project by: Johnny Chung Lee - Carnegie Mellon University, 2003.
Project for: Mitsubishi Electronic Research Labs
A demonstration video of a technique used to automatically discover the locations of surfaces in the projection area using embedded light sensors.
Project by: Johnny Chung Lee - Carnegie Mellon University, 2003.
Project for: Mitsubishi Electronic Research Labs
solor embedded lights
Solar Cynergy’s new line of solar LED lights is an eco-friendly, reliable and smart alternative to traditional street lights and home garden lights. Run entirely on solar energy, there’s no battery or complicated wiring involved, simply place the unit in a sunlit area and you can use the sun’s rays to light up anything from your front yard and drive way to dangerous intersections and crosswalks
The solar unit charges during the day and turns on automatically at dusk. A single day of weak sunlight is enough to provide lighting for several days. The lights come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors for residential, commercial and city applications. The lights are weather resilient (working conditions –4 to 158ยบ F), durable enough to be driven on and if that’s not enough, they come with a 10-year warranty and an expected lifetime of 25+ years.
A six-pack of round halogen white lights retails for $699.99 on SmartHome.com
$699.99 from SmartHome
check out their webpage: http://www.solarcynergy.com/Solar-LED-Lights-Products.html
Monday, October 20, 2008
Light (cement) ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3lZhFk-3tQ
I need to research this material a bit more, It does not look structurally sound.
I need to research this material a bit more, It does not look structurally sound.
Skype Meeting Conclusions (Oct 20th)
Jenni, Tobi, Andreas - research pedestrian recognition (translation to car) technology
Lauren, Jenny - research lighting materials and technology
Lauren, Jenny - research lighting materials and technology
MONICA, MEL, ROB, SAM, & SANDRA's TOPIC
OUR TOPIC:
URBAN INTERSECTION SIGNALING SYSTEMS FOR PEDESTRIANS
PROBLEM—pedestrians get hurt at intersections because the signaling system is inadequate. We have begun to explore pedestrian-centered signaling systems that highten pedestrian awareness as well as car awareness, express intersection timing, and influence pedestrian behavior.
Please visit our blog to see factors as there are too many to list here.
MONICA, MEL, ROB, SAM, SANDRA
URBAN INTERSECTION SIGNALING SYSTEMS FOR PEDESTRIANS
PROBLEM—pedestrians get hurt at intersections because the signaling system is inadequate. We have begun to explore pedestrian-centered signaling systems that highten pedestrian awareness as well as car awareness, express intersection timing, and influence pedestrian behavior.
Please visit our blog to see factors as there are too many to list here.
MONICA, MEL, ROB, SAM, SANDRA
Optional Meetings on Friday
BIG SKYPE MEETING!!! October 24!
Hey guys, please email this to your KISD students about having an all inclusive skype meeting next Friday during class. Also, don't forget to do a short writup about your topic and posting it on the main blog for everyone. We should all communicate throughout this week about what the German students think about time.
-Monica
Dear KISD students,
Recently we have come to understand that this project is of different levels of importance for the Parsons students compared to the KISD students. While this is our core class and we have a lot of expectations and guidance from Lyn we know that KISD is bascically on their own as you no longer meet with Wolfgang.
We have found that it has been extremely helpful when we meet once a week with the entire class to see what everyone is doing. Last week we narrowed down everyones topics to prevent overlap and complete a system.
In order to bring KiSD up to the same level of understanding with everyones projects we would like to have a skype meeting next Friday during our class from 12-4 with anyone in the KISD class who would like to discuss everything. We think this would be very helpful for understanding everything going on in this project. Let your Parsons group members know when a good time would be for anyone wanting to participate.
Hey guys, please email this to your KISD students about having an all inclusive skype meeting next Friday during class. Also, don't forget to do a short writup about your topic and posting it on the main blog for everyone. We should all communicate throughout this week about what the German students think about time.
-Monica
Dear KISD students,
Recently we have come to understand that this project is of different levels of importance for the Parsons students compared to the KISD students. While this is our core class and we have a lot of expectations and guidance from Lyn we know that KISD is bascically on their own as you no longer meet with Wolfgang.
We have found that it has been extremely helpful when we meet once a week with the entire class to see what everyone is doing. Last week we narrowed down everyones topics to prevent overlap and complete a system.
In order to bring KiSD up to the same level of understanding with everyones projects we would like to have a skype meeting next Friday during our class from 12-4 with anyone in the KISD class who would like to discuss everything. We think this would be very helpful for understanding everything going on in this project. Let your Parsons group members know when a good time would be for anyone wanting to participate.
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