Published May 12, 2023 © MIT

User-driven customizable garments - DOMAIN/我域

DOMAIN is a set of smart garments that aims to give the decision-making power of expression back from designers to users.

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"Design Dynamo"

TechFashion Design Challenge 2023

User-driven customizable garments - DOMAIN/我域

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Arduino Mega 2560

nLITEn Tech nLiten Forward-Emitting 30 LED strip

ASCA | Free Form module

LOAMLIN WS2812B LED Strips

FEETECH FS90R Continuour Servo Motor

HC-06 Bluetooth Module

Software apps and online services

Arduino IDE

MIT App Inventor 2

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Soldering Station, 110 V

Sewing Machine

Drill / Driver, Cordless

Story

*For the judges of the TechFashion Design Challenge: the plan of implementing the solar film and nLiteN LED products can be seen under the Next Steps session.

Introduction

DOMAIN is a project that explores new ways of interaction between humans and clothes with physical computing. Its design is dedicated to returning the decision-making power of expression from designers to users. I aim to provide users with greater freedom in expressing their emotions through a series of changes in shape and lighting that they can fully control by a mobile app and envision users being able to use their clothes just like cats use their tails to express themselves.

Meanwhile, considering the increasingly serious electronic waste problem, as well as the potential updates of DOMAIN in the future and the convenience of user use, all parts containing electronic components in this design adopt a detachable structure and a modular design.

Unique Selling Points

Left: Power structure of traditional fashion products; Right: Power structure of DOMAIN

The provided illustration demonstrates that the traditional fashion industry grants designers complete control over the appearance and overall aesthetics of their products, with little input from the users.

In a departure from this approach, DOMAIN emphasizes user involvement as decision-makers to express themselves through their clothes. To achieve this goal, I minimalized the design that users cannot fully control, such as preventing to use sensors and any other automatic mechanism. Also, the modularized design allows users to simply take off some parts on the garments and rearrange them, which gives users even more flexibility in expression.

Sketches

Initial Sketch

Final Version of Sketch

Prototypes & Iteration

Concept Prototype (sleeve)

Concept Prototype (collar)

interactive prototype

Iterated with final fabrics

Modularized Components (Detachable from garments)

App Design & Development

App UI Design

MIT App Inventor builds

Next Steps

1. Lightweight:

Apply a smaller and more powerful MCU instead of Arduino Mega 2560.
Explore more efficient ways to power the whole garment such as using custom wearable organic solar films (https://www.hackster.io/kitty-yeung/custom-wearable-organic-solar-films-asca-c9358d)

2. Improve the App:

Add functions such as "preset a look" to make it easier to use
Involve nLithen's "No-code, no-solder LEDs" and its graphic interface for users to set up the light in a more convenient way

Schematics

Code

//include libraries
#include <FastLED.h>
#include <Servo.h>

//define LED numbers
#define NUM_LEDS_PER_STRIP    72
CRGB leds[NUM_LEDS_PER_STRIP];


char Action;
char character;
String palabra;

String Style;
String Speed;
String r1;
String g1;
String b1;
String r2;
String g2;
String b2;
String r3;
String g3;
String b3;
String r4;
String g4;
String b4;
String SleeveL;
String SleeveR;
String CollarL;
String CollarR;
String ShortsL;
String ShortsR;
int indSt;
int indSp;
int inda1;
int inda2;
int inda3;
int indb1;
int indb2;
int indb3;
int indc1;
int indc2;
int indc3;
int indd1;
int indd2;
int indd3;
int indSlL;
int indSlR;
int indCoL;
int indCoR;
int indShL;
int indShR;

//define integers for input
int SPD;
int R1;
int G1;
int BOne;
int R2;
int G2;
int B2;
int R3;
int G3;
int B3;
int R4;
int G4;
int B4;
int SlL;
int SlR;
int CoL;
int CoR;
int ShL;
int ShR;

//define servo names
Servo servoSlL;
Servo servoSlR;  
Servo servoCoL;
Servo servoCoR;
Servo servoShL;
Servo servoShR;  


void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  FastLED.addLeds<WS2812, 4>(leds, NUM_LEDS_PER_STRIP);
  FastLED.addLeds<WS2812, 5>(leds, NUM_LEDS_PER_STRIP);
  FastLED.clear();//start with LED off
}

void loop() {
  if(Serial.available()) {
    //Parse incoming data from the Application
    character = Serial.read();
    palabra = palabra + character;
    if(character == '*') {    
      palabra = palabra.substring(0, palabra.length() - 1); // Delete last char *
      Serial.println(palabra);
      
      indSt = palabra.indexOf(',');
      Style = palabra.substring(0, indSt);
      
      indSp = palabra.indexOf(',', indSt+1);
      Speed = palabra.substring(indSt+1, indSp); 
      
           
      inda1 = palabra.indexOf(',', indSp+1);
      r1 = palabra.substring(indSp+1, inda1);
      inda2 = palabra.indexOf(',', inda1+1 );
      g1 = palabra.substring(inda1+1, inda2);
      inda3 = palabra.indexOf(',', inda2+1 );
      b1 = palabra.substring(inda2+1, inda3);

      indb1 = palabra.indexOf(',', inda3+1);
      r2 = palabra.substring(inda3+1, indb1);
      indb2 = palabra.indexOf(',', indb1+1 );
      g2 = palabra.substring(indb1+1, indb2);
      indb3 = palabra.indexOf(',', indb2+1 );
      b2 = palabra.substring(indb2+1, indb3);

      indc1 = palabra.indexOf(',', indb3+1);
      r3 = palabra.substring(indb3+1, indc1);
      indc2 = palabra.indexOf(',', indc1+1 );
      g3 = palabra.substring(indc1+1, indc2);
      indc3 = palabra.indexOf(',', indc2+1 );
      b3 = palabra.substring(indc2+1, indc3);

      indd1 = palabra.indexOf(',', indc3+1);
      r4 = palabra.substring(indc3+1, indd1);
      indd2 = palabra.indexOf(',', indd1+1 );
      g4 = palabra.substring(indd1+1, indd2);
      indd3 = palabra.indexOf(',', indd2+1 );
      b4 = palabra.substring(indd2+1, indd3);

      indSlL = palabra.indexOf(',', indd3+1);
      SleeveL = palabra.substring(indd3+1, indSlL);
      indSlR = palabra.indexOf(',', indSlL+1);
      SleeveR = palabra.substring(indSlL+1, indSlR);
 
      indCoL = palabra.indexOf(',', indSlR+1);
      CollarL = palabra.substring(indSlR+1, indCoL);      
      indCoR = palabra.indexOf(',', indCoL+1);
      CollarR = palabra.substring(indCoL+1, indCoR);
      
      indShL = palabra.indexOf(',', indCoR+1);
      ShortsL = palabra.substring(indCoR+1, indShL);
      indShR = palabra.indexOf(',', indShL+1);
      ShortsR = palabra.substring(indShL+1);
      
/////////////Print received data in Serial Port & trigger functions//////////////           
      Serial.print("Style = ");
      Serial.println(Style);

      Serial.print("Speed = ");
      Serial.println(Speed);
      SPD = Speed.toInt();

      Serial.print("r1 = ");
      Serial.print(r1);
      Serial.print(", g1 = ");
      Serial.print(g1);
      Serial.print(", b1 = ");
      Serial.println(b1);

      R1 = r1.toInt();
      G1 = g1.toInt();
      BOne = b1.toInt();    

      Serial.print("r2 = ");
      Serial.print(r2);
      Serial.print(", g2 = ");
      Serial.print(g2);
      Serial.print(", b2 = ");
      Serial.println(b2);

      R2 = r2.toInt();
      G2 = g2.toInt();
      B2 = b2.toInt();

      Serial.print("r3 = ");
      Serial.print(r3);
      Serial.print(", g3 = ");
      Serial.print(g3);
      Serial.print(", b3 = ");
      Serial.println(b3);

      R3 = r3.toInt();
      G3 = g3.toInt();
      B3 = b3.toInt();

      Serial.print("r4 = ");
      Serial.print(r4);
      Serial.print(", g4 = ");
      Serial.print(g4);
      Serial.print(", b4 = ");
      Serial.println(b4);

      R4 = r4.toInt();
      G4 = g4.toInt();
      B4 = b4.toInt();
      
      Serial.print("SleeveL = ");
      Serial.print(SleeveL);
        SlL = SleeveL.toInt();
        if (SlL > 0){
          SlLup();
        } 
        if (SlL < 0){
          SlLdown();
        }
        
      Serial.print(", SleeveR = ");
      Serial.println(SleeveR);
        SlR = SleeveR.toInt();
        if (SlR > 0){
          SlRup();
        }
        if (SlR < 0){
          SlRdown();
        }

      Serial.print("CollarL = ");
      Serial.print(CollarL);
        CoL = CollarL.toInt();
        if (CoL > 0){
          CoLup();
        } 
        if (CoL < 0){
          CoLdown();
        }
        
      Serial.print(", CollarR = ");
      Serial.println(CollarR);
        CoR = CollarR.toInt();
        if (CoR > 0){
          CoRup();
        }
        if (CoR < 0){
          CoRdown();
        }

      Serial.print("ShortsL = ");
      Serial.print(ShortsL);
        ShL = ShortsL.toInt();
        if (ShL > 0){
          ShLup();
        }
        if (ShL < 0){
          ShLdown();
        }
      Serial.print(", ShortsR = ");
      Serial.println(ShortsR);
        ShR = ShortsR.toInt();
        if (ShR > 0){
          ShRup();
        }
        if (ShR < 0){
          ShRdown();
        }

        if (Style == "1"){
          style1();
        }
        if (Style == "2"){
          style2();
        }
        if (Style == "3"){
          style3();
        }
        if (Style == "4"){
          Off();
        }
      Serial.println();
      palabra = "";
      delay(10);
    }  
  }
}

////////////////////////////////Everything About Servos//////////////////////////////
void SlLup(){  
  servoSlL.attach(7);
  servoSlL.write(180);
  delay(SlL);
  servoSlL.detach();
}

void SlLdown(){
  servoSlL.attach(7);
  servoSlL.write(0);
  delay(abs(SlL));
  servoSlL.detach();
}

void SlRup(){  
  servoSlR.attach(8);
  servoSlR.write(180);
  delay(SlR);
  servoSlR.detach();
}

void SlRdown(){
  servoSlR.attach(8);
  servoSlR.write(0);
  delay(abs(SlR));
  servoSlR.detach();
}

void CoLup(){  
  servoCoL.attach(9);
  servoCoL.write(180);
  delay(CoL);
  servoCoL.detach();
}

void CoLdown(){
  servoCoL.attach(9);
  servoCoL.write(0);
  delay(abs(CoL));
  servoCoL.detach();
}

void CoRup(){  
  servoCoR.attach(10);
  servoCoR.write(180);
  delay(CoR);
  servoCoR.detach();
}

void CoRdown(){
  servoCoR.attach(10);
  servoCoR.write(0);
  delay(abs(CoR));
  servoCoR.detach();
}

void ShLup(){  
  servoShL.attach(11);
  servoShL.write(180);
  delay(ShL);
  servoShL.detach();
}

void ShLdown(){
  servoShL.attach(11);
  servoShL.write(0);
  delay(abs(ShL));
  servoShL.detach();
}

void ShRup(){  
  servoShR.attach(12);
  servoShR.write(180);
  delay(ShR);
  servoShR.detach();
}

void ShRdown(){
  servoShR.attach(12);
  servoShR.write(0);
  delay(abs(ShR));
  servoShR.detach();
}

//////////////////////////LED/////////////////////////////
void style1() {
  while(Style == "1"){
    int spd = map(SPD, 0, 300, 5, 30);
    for (int i = 0; i <= 71; i++) {
      leds[i] = CRGB ( R1, G1, BOne);
      FastLED.show();
      delay(spd);
    }
    for (int n = 0; n <= 71; n++) {
      leds[n] = CRGB ( R2, G2, B2);
      FastLED.show();
      delay(spd);
    }
    for (int m = 0; m <= 71; m++) {
      leds[m] = CRGB ( R3, G3, B3);
      FastLED.show();
      delay(spd);
    }
    for (int r = 0; r <= 71; r++) {
      leds[r] = CRGB ( R4, G4, B4);
      FastLED.show();
      delay(spd);
    }
    
    if (Serial.available()){
      break;
    }
  }
}

void style2() {
  while (Style == "2"){
    int spd = map(SPD, 0, 300, 5, 30);
    for (int i = 0; i <= 71; i++) {
      leds[i] = CRGB ( R1, G1, BOne);
      FastLED.show();
      delay(spd);
    }
    for (int i = 71; i >= 0; i--) {
      leds[i] = CRGB ( R2, G2, B2);
      FastLED.show();
      delay(spd);
    }
    for (int n = 0; n <= 71; n++) {
      leds[n] = CRGB ( R3, G3, B3);
      FastLED.show();
      delay(spd);
    }
    for (int n = 71; n >= 0; n--) {
      leds[n] = CRGB ( R4, G4, B4);
      FastLED.show();
      delay(spd);
    }
    if (Serial.available()){
      break;
    }
  }
}

void style3() {
  while (Style == "3"){
    int spd = map(SPD, 0, 300, 300, 1000);
    
    fill_solid( leds, NUM_LEDS_PER_STRIP, CRGB( R1, G1, BOne));
    FastLED.show();
    delay(spd);
 
    fill_solid( leds, NUM_LEDS_PER_STRIP, CRGB( R2, G2, B2));
    FastLED.show();
    delay(spd);

    fill_solid( leds, NUM_LEDS_PER_STRIP, CRGB( R3, G3, B3));
    FastLED.show();
    delay(spd);

    fill_solid( leds, NUM_LEDS_PER_STRIP, CRGB( R4, G4, B4));
    FastLED.show();
    delay(spd);

    if (Serial.available()){
      break;
    }
  }
}

void Off(){
  while (Style == "4"){
    fill_solid( leds, NUM_LEDS_PER_STRIP, CRGB(0, 0, 0));
    FastLED.show();
    FastLED.clear();

    if (Serial.available()){
      break;
    }
  }
}

Credits

Jiacheng Jiang

1 project • 1 follower

Thanks to MokkaMusic.

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Awards

"Design Dynamo"

TechFashion Design Challenge 2023

User-driven customizable garments - DOMAIN/我域