Turning Skateboard Tricks Into 3D-Printed Art
Anyone who’s attempted to learn skateboard tricks knows that there is a huge amount of skill required to make a board flip and spin on…
Anyone who’s attempted to learn skateboard tricks knows that there is a huge amount of skill required to make a board flip and spin on itself, while still maintaining control. In order to see what is actually going on when these stunts are executed, Convivial Studio embedded a sensor array on a skateboard, and 3D-printed the results.
The setup consists of a specially-made truck base plate that houses an Adafruit Feather 32u4 Adalogger, which stores data from a VL53L0X time of flight and BNO055 orientation sensor on an SD card. Additionally, a Hall effect sensor and magnet embedded in one of the wheels is used to track rotation, and thus distance traveled.
With this data in hand, the designers were able to visualize and print what’s going on in such tricks as the treflip, inward heelflip, and nollie heelflip, further confirming that anyone executing such feats has fantastic coordination!
Those wishing to learn more can check out Convivial Studio’s project page here, where they posted each of step of the process from start to finish.