For my Upcycling project, I have decided to use PVC pipes, bolt, nuts & fabric for making articulated wings. So far so long, I have finalized on the all the materials which I will be using to create a budget articulated wings. Although, I was also interested in automation by using stepper motors or pneumatic actuation for unfurling the wings, but for this version of build, I decided to keep it manual for time & resources sake.
Although, I am open to include some 3D printed gears to allow smoother motion of unfurling of the wings, but that depends on progress of the make as I move ahead.
I have been working on conceptualizing the design of wings, made few sketches, looked for inspiration from other sources as long as it can be built from aforementioned materials. I have fixated a design and started procuring process parallely for the materials which I plan to finish in the coming weekend.
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That is a genuinely interesting device you have set out to create. I am also wondering what your plans are for the above mentioned manually controlled motion. Are you looking to have cables running throughout, manipulating the wings directly, or something else?
Hi Rishabh, this is a great idea for a project. I am curious, did you follow a pattern for the expected motion of the wings? Or did you design one yourself? Regardless, I believe this is a great use of recycled materials and could maybe be incorporated in the a costume in the future.