Environmental Scanning 1: NID Open Elective Student Projects

These are some examples of the excellent work of a number of collaborative groups in the Open Elective on the Bangalore R&D Campus of NID.




AURA

Aura Environmental Scanning:






AURA PROOF OF CONCEPT

With *Aura* we have build a sensor-embedded garment, to enhance the personal experience of walking, by capturing, sensing, recording & recreating the texture of the environment in which we are walking, in real time, using the following sensors:
1. Anemometer for detecting the wind speed
2. Photochromic Ink for detecting the brightness of the environment
3. Skin electrode for the heart-beat
4. phone Microphone for sharp sounds
5. Accelerometer for detecting body shifts.



The accelerometer available in the iphone was used to create a basic visualisation, which was projected on a unisex garment, for demonstration purposes.