Electriflow: Augmenting Books With Tangible Animation Using Soft Electrohydraulic Actuators

ABSTRACT

We present Electriflow: a method of augmenting books with tangible animation employing soft electrohydraulic actuators. These actuators are compact, silent and fast in operation, and can be fabricated with commodity materials. They generate an immediate hydraulic force upon electrostatic activation without an external fluid supply source, enabling a simple and self-contained design. Electriflow actuators produce an immediate shape transition from flat to folded state which enabled their seamless integration into books. For the Emerging Technologies exhibit, we will demonstrate the prototype of a book augmented with the capability of tangible animation.

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Index Terms

• Applied computing

• Human-centered computing

  • Human computer interaction (HCI)

    • Interaction devices

      • Haptic devices