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Recent research on the introduction of cyber-physical systems in manufacturing have demonstrated the potentials of a shift from a linear design-to-fabrication approach to an interconnected process utilizing real-time sensory feedback and interactivity to link design and computation with the physical process of making (Menges 2015). Apart from the immediate benefits of self-monitoring and networked manufacturing systems, such technological advancements present the opportunity for novel design practices and material exploration. The presented research investigates the potentials of using event-driven control as a fabrication process based on the morphodynamic forces of erosion to produce an architectural prototype. The project aims to investigate how erosion-based processes, together with an integrated control system, can expand a material’s morphospace (Menges 2013).
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The authors would like to thank Irina Miodragovic Vella, Faculty for the Built Environment, University of Malta, M. Eng. Anja Mader, Institute for Building Structures and Structural Design, University of Stuttgart, Lara and Mathias Droll.
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De Micoli, S., Rinderspacher, K., Menges, A. (2018). Stone Morphologies: Erosion-Based Digital Fabrication Through Event-Driven Control. In: De Rycke, K., et al. Humanizing Digital Reality. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6611-5_11
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