In this paper, I explore do-it-yourself approaches in installation art and building projects. Although DIY products and systems were developed to help non-professionals, they can also enable professionals to experiment with different methods of creating buildings and spaces. DIY approaches allow people to change spaces while they occupy them, because do not require specialized construction tool...

In this paper, we suggest a mo indirect 3D object manipulation method information in an augmented reality environm we propose 1) a method that exploits a 2D 3DOF accelerometer, and compass sensors manipulate 3D objects in 3D space, 2) design t to map the control space of mobile phones reality (AR) display space, and 3) confirm the transfer functions by implementation. Our applicable to the desi...

This paper conducted an economic analysis of the viability of five solar photovoltaic installations in County Tipperary, Ireland. Economic barriers along with policy recommendations are also discussed in detail in order to incentivise solar photovoltaics installations in Ireland. Using costings, solar photovoltaic energy output data and solar radiation data it is also investigated how Irish fin...

A number of semi-permanent light art installations and sculptures was commissioned from different artists, each highlighting a different historical building or one of the many canal-bridges in the city. The installations will all remain in place for a minimum of 10 years. The light art installations together constitute a walking route through the city center under the name “Trajectum Lumen”. Th...

This is an overview of the three installations Hoppsa Universum, CLOSE and Flying Carpet. They were all designed as choreographed sound and music installations controlled by the visitors movements. The perspective is from an artistic goal/vision intention in combination with the technical challenges and possibilities. All three installations were realized with video cameras in the ceiling regis...

Designing novel interaction concepts for urban environments is not only a technical challenge in terms of scale, safety, portability and deployment, but also a challenge of designing for social configurations and spatial settings. To outline what it takes to create a consistent and interactive experience in urban space, we describe the concept and multidisciplinary design process of VR/Urban’s ...

Solving the multi-hour survivable network design problem entails finding the most cost efficient network design given two or more demand matrices that represent network traffic for different (busy-)hours. In addition to capacity installations, feasible routings that satisfy the traffic requirements for all of the demand matrices need to be determined. The problem is formulated as a mixed-intege...

Nowadays, the active filters represent a viable alternative for controlling harmonic levels in industrial consumers’ electrical installations. It must be noted the availability of many different types of filter configurations that can be used but there is no standard method for rating the active filters. This paper focuses on describing the shunt active filter structure and design. The theoreti...

The research question is: “How to develop and apply acoustic artefacts and design methodologies for improving soundscapes in urban outdoor spaces?” In the project, this research question is limited to one specific type of urban outdoor space – city-park – and to two types of acoustic design artefacts. These are: I. Dynamic promotion of qualitative site specific sounds (e.g., the overall site sp...