Hyrdoid
Modular watercraft and multi-purpose urban architecture.client: self
my role/scope: industrial design, hull, propulsion system, and robotic actuation studies
type: full time (AI Spacefactory)
my role/scope: industrial design, hull, propulsion system, and robotic actuation studies
type: full time (AI Spacefactory)
As a stand-alone piece, Hydroid design is broken into two parts; the hull, including everything below the floor plane,
and the deck, including everything above the floor plane. The hull, like the
drivetrain of a car, is standard to all craft, while the deck can be switched
out to change the function, or ‘mod’, of each craft when necessary.
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Each craft is designed
with a six-sided plan that utilizes three-fold rotational symmetry. This symmetry allows for
various patterns of clustering, increasing the flexibility of the system.
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Like cells in tissue, or ants in a colony, the individual hydropod is highly capable, robust and adapts to its environmentWith power in numbers, the fleet will be able to adapt and change to current needs placed on the system.
Like cells in tissue, or ants in a colony, the individual hydropod is highly capable, robust and adapts to its environmentWith power in numbers, the fleet will be able to adapt and change to current needs placed on the system.
Project Team
Sima Shahverdi
Jeffrey Montes
David Malott
Christopher Botham
Jeffrey Montes
David Malott
Christopher Botham