BeeWave: Creta swarm kinetic movement using by SMA display and embedded cellular automata-based mechanism

Abstract

”Bee Wave” is a kinetic art sculpture driven by a shaped memory alloy. It is driven by the material properties of the memory alloy, which is heated and contracted to pull the lever on the drive to pull the acrylic wings, making them sway like the wings of a bee in nature (Figure 1). Since no motor is used, it is quiet and elegant; the cell of the triangular cone is like a cellular automata, which has a mechanism to receive, store and process signals transmitted between cells and cells, and can influence the neighboring cells, from the individual triangular cone to influence the three neighboring cells, through the rule of triggering all the way to the group, like a wave cycle; and in the process of implementation into the nature of the existence of In the process of the actual work, the biological characteristics and appearance of the bionic design are incorporated, such as the adoption of a biological appearance, the mechanism of the bee to capture the hidden audio conversion behavior, the memory alloy of the shape like a living creature, and the function of the cellular automaton to transmit signals in the game of life [Conway 1970], and the above mechanisms are ”mixed” to create this creation (Bee Wave).