Shape changing material
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a first signal corresponding to a first region of fabric;
determining an initial shape of the first region of fabric based on the received first signal;
producing a first set of fabric shape changing data corresponding to a difference between the initial shape of the first region of fabric and a target shape of the first region of fabric;
producing a second signal based on the first set of fabric shape changing data; and
transmitting the second signal corresponding to a second region of fabric to produce the target shape.
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Abstract
An apparatus is configured with one or more sensors arranged to detect a first shape-related parameter, one or more control elements arranged to provide a force, and circuitry operably connected to the one or more sensors and the one or more control elements to determine the force provided to the one or more control elements.
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27 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a first signal corresponding to a first region of fabric; determining an initial shape of the first region of fabric based on the received first signal; producing a first set of fabric shape changing data corresponding to a difference between the initial shape of the first region of fabric and a target shape of the first region of fabric; producing a second signal based on the first set of fabric shape changing data; and transmitting the second signal corresponding to a second region of fabric to produce the target shape. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. In an apparatus comprising a fabric coupled to electronic circuitry, a method comprising:
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producing a first set of initial condition data corresponding to a predicted first shape of a first region of the fabric; processing the produced first set of initial condition data to produce a first set of fabric shape changing data for a second region of the fabric; and applying force to the second region of the fabric according to the first set of fabric shape changing data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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circuitry configured to receive a first signal corresponding to a first region of fabric; circuitry configured to determine an initial shape of the first region of fabric based on the received first signal; circuitry configured produce a first set of fabric shape changing data corresponding to a difference between the initial shape of the first region of fabric and a target shape of the first region of fabric; circuitry configured to produce a second signal based on the first set of fabric shape changing data; and circuitry configured to transmit the second signal corresponding to a second region of fabric to produce the target shape. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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