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Title

Designing Interactive Paper-Craft Systems with Selective Inductive Power Transmission.

Authors

Zhu, Kening; Nii, Hideaki; Fernando, Owen Noel Newton; Koh, Jeffrey Tzu Kwan Valino; Aue, Karin; Cheok, Adrian David

Abstract

Paper, as a traditional material for art and communication, shows great potential as a medium for organic user interfaces, with its ubiquity and flexibility. However, controlling and powering the sensors and actuators that enable interactive paper-crafts has not been fully explored. We present a method of selective inductive power transmission (SIPT) to support interactive paper-crafts. The novelty of this method is that the power transmitter can be controlled to selectively activate one specific receiver at a time through inductive power transferring with multiple receivers. This was achieved by changing the output frequency of the power transmitter to match the impedance of the receivers. The receivers could be embedded or printed to drive paper-crafts. Based on inductor–capacitor oscillating circuit and a function generator with a power amplifier, we developed two different prototypes of SIPT. By comparing the performance of both prototypes, we discussed the advantages and disadvantages of the two systems, and their applications in different contexts of paper-crafts. In addition, we proposed the instructions for using SIPT in developing interactive paper-crafts. With this technology and instructions, we hope to facilitate users to easily design new types of paper-craft systems without being concerned about the arrangement of wire connections to power supply on a massive scale.

Subjects

ACTUATORS; POWER transmission; DETECTORS; POWER amplifiers; ENERGY storage; POWER resources

Publication

Interacting with Computers, 2013, Vol 25, Issue 2, p143

ISSN

0953-5438

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1093/iwc/iws019

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