TY - GEN
T1 - A Method for Controlling the Continuous Transparency of Three-dimensional Objects Utilizing Mechanical Emulsification
AU - Jiang, Ziyuan
AU - Morita, Takafumi
AU - Aoyama, Kanon
AU - Kuwajima, Yu
AU - Hosoya, Naoki
AU - Maeda, Shingo
AU - Kakehi, Yasuaki
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Owner/Author.
PY - 2023/2/26
Y1 - 2023/2/26
N2 - Physical interfaces that change appearance by controlling transparency have attracted attention for wide applicability. However, many existing methods are limited to planar objects, and it is difficult to control transparency in three-dimensional objects and to control transparency continuously. In this study, we propose a novel method to control the transparency of three-dimensional objects by utilizing the mechanical emulsification phenomenon of liquid. This approach is to fill the object with two transparent liquids that are liquid-liquid phase separated and agitate the liquids inside the object to make them cloudy and control their transparency. By using electrohydrodynamic (EHD) pumps, which can be freely positioned inside the object, to agitate the liquid, it is possible to control the transparency of complex three-dimensional objects. Continuous control is also achieved by changing the ratio of the two liquids. In this paper, we describe the details of proposed method for controlling the transparency and show application scenarios.
AB - Physical interfaces that change appearance by controlling transparency have attracted attention for wide applicability. However, many existing methods are limited to planar objects, and it is difficult to control transparency in three-dimensional objects and to control transparency continuously. In this study, we propose a novel method to control the transparency of three-dimensional objects by utilizing the mechanical emulsification phenomenon of liquid. This approach is to fill the object with two transparent liquids that are liquid-liquid phase separated and agitate the liquids inside the object to make them cloudy and control their transparency. By using electrohydrodynamic (EHD) pumps, which can be freely positioned inside the object, to agitate the liquid, it is possible to control the transparency of complex three-dimensional objects. Continuous control is also achieved by changing the ratio of the two liquids. In this paper, we describe the details of proposed method for controlling the transparency and show application scenarios.
KW - dynamic appearance
KW - electrohydrodynamics.
KW - transparency control
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U2 - 10.1145/3569009.3573122
DO - 10.1145/3569009.3573122
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85149297429
T3 - ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
BT - TEI 2023 - Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
T2 - 17th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, TEI 2023
Y2 - 26 February 2023 through 1 March 2023
ER -