SENS+: A Co-Existing Fabrication System for a Smart DFA Environment Based on Energy Fusion Information

Area of Science:

• Industrial Engineering
• Sustainable Manufacturing
• Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

• Energy conservation is critical in modern factories and co-fabrication spaces.
• Co-fabrication spaces utilize Internet of Things (IoT) devices for monitoring and analysis.
• Dynamic user needs in co-fabrication differ from traditional factory settings, requiring new assessment methods.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop a novel energy-saving strategy for co-fabrication spaces.
• To address the challenges of assessing dynamic user usage in flexible environments.
• To integrate human behavior, physical production, and digital interaction for optimized energy use.

Main Methods:

• Adoption of a "seeing-moving-seeing" design thinking framework.
• Focus on the interplay between human behavior, physical manufacturing, and digital interaction.
• Development of the Sensible Energy System+ (SENS+) integrating existing technologies and prototype fabrication machines.

Main Results:

• The SENS+ system creates an interactive fabrication process of virtual and real coexistence.
• Analysis of fabrication steps and energy consumption is integrated into a computing system.
• The system controls prototype fabrication machines to reduce energy usage and bridge virtual-physical gaps.

Conclusions:

• The proposed strategy effectively optimizes energy consumption in co-fabrication environments.
• The interactive fabrication process enhances control and efficiency.
• SENS+ offers a viable solution for sustainable prototyping and manufacturing.