Design and Simulation Tool for Sequentially and Conditionally Programmable Waxpaper Morphing Interfaces
Abstract: This Interactivity demonstrates a design tool that aids the design and simulation of waxpaper actuators. The waxpaper actuator is a sequentially controllable, moisture-triggered, rapidly fabricated, and low-cost shape-changing interface. We introduce a design tool that integrates the characteristic data of the waxpaper actuator to aid users in the customization of swift personal actuators. It uses gray levels to control the wax interface’s deformations, bending degrees, and response times. Users can design their own actuators or import samples we provide, customize variables to best fit their needs, and create simulations to preview the performance. This gives higher precision to the effectiveness of the waxpaper actuator before it is fabricated. This makes the technique more accurate and accessible to future HCI projects.
The waxpaper actuator morphs in shape when triggered by moisture.