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PV-Interfaces: Self-Powered Interfaces and Interactions via Photovoltaic Surfaces

光伏接口：自供电接口和通过光伏表面的交互

基本信息

批准号：
EP/R032750/1
负责人：
Matt Jones
金额：
$ 94.05万
依托单位：
Swansea University
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2018
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2018 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FR032750%2F1
关键词：
PV Interfaces Self Powered Interactions

项目摘要

Increasingly, the places we inhabit and move through - our homes, stations, cafes, offices and the like - will have embedded Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices. These will enable us to be provided with content, communicate, have our environments sensed and adjusted, and so on. While this is a compelling (and very useful) future vision, the energy demands it brings are enormous. Furthermore, we risk cluttering up our physical environments with a plethora of digital devices. In the 'developed' world these are problems that will affect sustainability and the quality of our built environments. In the 'developing' world, though, energy resource constraints and physical resource issues means that without innovation, billions of people will have reduced opportunities to benefit from the coming IoT revolution.This project is about trying to capture the benefits of the IoT future while making it sustainable, delightful and universally accessible. The work involves a team of material scientists and human computer interaction researchers, working together with partners to develop a new form of physical material that can generate the power it needs to drive digital interfaces and interactions. That is, we will drive towards attractive, flat and flexible solar energy harvesting tiles (Photovoltaic - PV - tiles), which may incorporate input and output features to enable people to interact with them and other connected devices. These tiles will be able to be integrated into buildings (in walls and floors, for instance) and objects (like tables, clothes and book covers). The surfaces capture the energy from indoor and ambient light and at the same surface can present digital displays and interfaces to the user.To illustrate the possibilities, consider the following four user-centred scenarios:1. Tom is busy in the kitchen. A set of Interactive-PV tiles, built decoratively into the wall along the kitchen surface, activates to show a silhouette of a figure approaching the front door. Tom is waiting for a delivery, so gestures at the tiles - the delivery driver at the entrance is shown a message on the door number PV tile, asking her to leave the parcel in the porch.2. Shashank is walking through the narrow streets of a slum in Mumbai during the monsoon rains. He approaches an awning protecting the street from torrential rain and gestures at a flexible Interactive-PV tile woven into it. The tile displays a no-entry warning sign, and he decides to change direction to avoid walking into a deep flood in the passageway ahead.3. Sarah has created some interactive art designs for her bedroom wall. She sends them to the Interactive-PV display tiles she has had installed, and later enjoys them, especially as they show her the external weather forecast in a personalised way. She's happy that while they work like LED displays, they can operate for years without needing external power, battery changes or space-consuming standard PV cells.4. Sofia has flexible designer Interactive-PV tiles on her dress that she uses to control a music player or smartphone with hand gestures, and to receive alerts via electro-tactile feedback. She's impressed that the interface works in a range of environments and light conditions as she moves from her house, through the underground metro system and later to a mellow lit bar.The project ideas and the work itself as it progresses have been co-created with UK and global industry partners and a centre in India that has over 40 years of providing insights into design for resource-constrained communities.

我们居住和移动的地方-我们的家，车站，咖啡馆，办公室等-将越来越多地嵌入物联网（IoT）设备。这些将使我们能够获得内容，进行交流，感知和调整我们的环境，等等。虽然这是一个令人信服的（也是非常有用的）未来愿景，但它带来的能源需求是巨大的。此外，我们的物理环境可能会因过多的数字设备而变得混乱。在“发达”世界，这些问题将影响可持续性和我们建筑环境的质量。然而，在“发展中”国家，能源资源限制和物质资源问题意味着，如果没有创新，数十亿人将无法从即将到来的物联网革命中受益。该项目旨在努力捕捉物联网未来的好处，同时使其可持续，令人愉快和普遍可用。这项工作涉及材料科学家和人机交互研究人员团队，与合作伙伴共同开发一种新形式的物理材料，可以产生驱动数字界面和交互所需的电力。也就是说，我们将致力于开发有吸引力、扁平且灵活的太阳能收集瓦片（光伏- PV -瓦片），它可能包含输入和输出功能，使人们能够与它们和其他连接设备进行交互。这些瓷砖将能够集成到建筑物（例如墙壁和地板）和物体（如桌子，衣服和书籍封面）中。这些表面从室内和环境光中捕获能量，并且在同一表面上可以向用户呈现数字显示和界面。为了说明这些可能性，考虑以下四个以用户为中心的场景：1.汤姆正在厨房里忙着忙碌。一组互动光伏瓷砖，装饰性地沿着厨房表面沿着建在墙上，激活显示一个接近前门的人影的轮廓。汤姆正在等待一个交付，所以手势在瓷砖-交付司机在入口处显示了一个信息的门牌号光伏瓷砖，要求她离开的包裹在门廊。雨季期间，沙尚克正走在孟买一个贫民窟狭窄的街道上。他走近一个保护街道免受暴雨影响的遮阳篷，并向编织在其中的柔性交互式光伏瓷砖做手势。瓷砖上显示着禁止进入的警告标志，他决定改变方向，以避免走进前方通道的深洪水中。3.莎拉为她的卧室墙壁创造了一些互动艺术设计。她将它们发送到她已经安装的交互式光伏显示器上，后来很喜欢它们，特别是当它们以个性化的方式向她展示外部天气预报时。她很高兴，虽然他们像LED显示屏一样工作，但他们可以在不需要外部电源、电池更换或占用空间的标准光伏电池的情况下工作多年。索菲亚在她的裙子上有灵活的设计师交互式光伏瓷砖，她用它来控制音乐播放器或智能手机的手势，并通过电触觉反馈接收警报。她从家里穿过地下地铁系统，然后来到一个灯光柔和的酒吧，这一界面在各种环境和光线条件下都能正常工作，这给她留下了深刻的印象。项目的想法和工作本身都是与英国和全球行业合作伙伴以及印度的一个中心共同创造的，该中心拥有40多年为资源有限的社区提供设计见解。