STUDIO KMD

Lilypad Workshop

Amy — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:41:31 +0000

Bryce and Matt were invited to conduct a workshop at the Adidas Wearable Sports Electronics Division located in Wilmington Delaware on Fat Tuesday (hence the beads). The topic of the day was the wearable and textile electronic prototyping. We had a quick introduction but most of our day was spent diving head first into the use of the Arduino Lilypad. Bryce expressed “I have never seen such an ambitious group, these guys weren’t going to settle for blinking LED’s. . . They were able to grasp the logic behind the Arduino code faster than any group I’ve seen.” The group went on to experiment with several types of digital and analog sensors with quite impressive results.

Attached is the code that was prepared by Matt and Bryce to help help solve some of the common issues they thought the newcomers might face. Of course if you need the Arduino software it is available here and don’t forget to check out the site of the developers Leah Beuchley and SparkFun.

Photo-resistor to Vibration Motor

LillyPadPresentation

Aluminum Pegboard Displays

Bob — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:30:28 +0000

UPDATE! :

The Aluminum displays for SCA Americas Dispenser Innovation Team have been completed, delivered, and quickly put to use in the team’s University City office in downtown Philadelphia. The displays came out fantastic thanks to our friends over at RaceSeng Design and have found their home in conference rooms as well as each team members individual office spaces. Look forward to seeing more projects working with these two great companies!

Pictures of the completed displays:

Aluminum displays were designed in-house at StudioKMD for the SCA Americas Dispenser Innovation Team located in Center City, Philadelphia. The all Aluminum construction provides a strong, lightweight product that is easy to maneuver with the help of 2 1/2″ Diameter twin wheel locking Urethane castors.

Five large displays were fabricated as room dividers with 47″ x 95″ of useable pegboard display area. Eight matching smaller displays were also designed to provide Designers and Researchers with a manageable display space within each of their personal offices.

These units will be utilized to display a wide range of SCA products at meetings, training sessions, and other events.

Each display has been meticulously machined, welded, painted, and constructed by our good friends at RaceSeng Design, Inc located in Orefield, PA. Check out the entire fabrication process below:

More pictures of the finished project to come…

Figured Maple Display Cabinets

Bob — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:04:56 +0000

Four identical cabinets were created to display a client’s wide range of products. They are fabricated out of book-matched heavy figure maple plywood which was CNC routed using Solidworks and MasterCAM programs to ensure that each display look and function identically. Brushed aluminum pegboard provides a stylish backdrop while other aluminum detailing and hardware pull together the overall appearance. Each display rolls on locking casters for portability and have the unique ability to expand for a lager display area.

Motion Tracking and Audio

Bob — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:20:37 +0000

This project was a short investigation into motion tracking techniques to be used in future development. Written in Processing and using the Minim and Jmyron libraries we are able to specifically track the color red as it passes through the cameras view port. The camera view port is virtually divided into quadrants so that the presence of a red object will trigger an audio signal depending on it’s location. Although it is not a very elegant interface for a drum synthesizer the opportunity for gesture related interface and crowd tracking make motion tracking an interesting place to play. If you would like to view the source code please contact us.

Fast Freeze

Matt — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:02:47 +0000

The Fast Freeze was a fully functional Prototype built as a proof of concept for our client to raise investment capital. It was designed to cool wine, beer, soda or any other round bottle to drinking temperature rapidly and also dispensed ice and cold water. He was heading to the International Home and Housewares show so we also whipped up a logo and some vinyl graphics for him.

The body of the prototype consists of brushed aluminum panels, aluminum hardware, laser cut and thermo-formed PMMA panels. The internal components included three water tight PMMA chambers, a removable sealed ball bearing rotational chilling assembly as well as a custom silicon cast duel chamber ice maker.

The prototype contains 3 pump, 1motor, 5buttons, 1 switch, 2 temperature sensors and a handful of relays. They were all controlled by 2 Arduino micro controllers. The full functionality of the Fast Freeze was coded in the Arduino developement eniviroement by Studio KMD. The code used in this project is available upon request to help advance this type of physical prototyping.

Home and Housewares Show

Bob — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:49:06 +0000

The Housewares Show in Chicago was a blast. Above is a view showing only one half of the building where we were located. There are two other buildings the same size filled to the brim with the new generation of housewares. Here are a couple more shots from the trip:

Our booth one day before the start of the show.

…and on the last day along with Bryce and our client Shaam.

Studio KMD heads to Chicago.

Bob — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:52:17 +0000

Come see us this weekend at the International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago. We’ll be unveiling the new prototype of the Fast Freeze. Stop by booth 4069 and say hi!

Mapping Brightness in 3d and navigating with Proccessing

Bob — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:58:09 +0000

A couple weeks ago I created a small app that maps image pixels in 3d according to their brightness values. This code was created using processing and utilizes open GL and OCD library. The controls are a bit finicky because the input is linear but we will save that for next time. To control the camera:

Mouse: Determines Focus

S Key: Moves closer focus

A Key: Moves away from focus

0-9 Keys: Change Photo

In any case here is source:

3d Brightness Navigator

E – Bulbs

Bob — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:46:48 +0000

These ”E-Bulb” prototypes were designed and fabricated to showcase their unique features and patented technology. A quantity of 30 identical bulbs were built in order to be sent off to both UL and Energy Star testing facilities. A variety of processes and programs were used in the construction including Laser Cutting and CNC machining using both Solidworks and MasterCAM for precise results that could be duplicated as many times as necessary.

Design features included brightness icons to distinguish between the two power level settings, which allow the user to save energy if there is not a need for full brightness. These icons and selector switch are displayed on a flat plane “cut” into the unit. This design element also helps the user identify how to connect the base section to the bulb, another unique feature. By aligning the brass pins of the bulb into the keyhole connection located on the base portion, the light bulb becomes a single seamless unit.

An abundance of heat, generated by the halogen bulb, was taken into consideration by applying a 1.5mm layer of clear silicone to the inside of the glass housing to help dissipate the heat. A highly heat resistant plastic called Acetal was also utilized in the bulb housing.

LMG Service

Matt — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:31:43 +0000

The LMG Service Identity was create to coincide with their sister company’s logo while maintaining the brick and navy color scheme.