StructCode: Leveraging Fabrication Artifacts to Store Data in Laser-Cut Objects
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Author(s)
Dogan, Mustafa Doga
Chan, Vivian Hsinyueh
Qi, Richard
Tang, Grace
Roumen, Thijs
Mueller, Stefanie
Date Issued
October 8, 2023
Publisher
ACM|Symposium on Computational Fabrication
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Dogan, Mustafa Doga, Chan, Vivian Hsinyueh, Qi, Richard, Tang, Grace, Roumen, Thijs et al. 2023. "StructCode: Leveraging Fabrication Artifacts to Store Data in Laser-Cut Objects."
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Abstract
We introduce StructCode, a technique to store machine-readable data in laser-cut objects using their fabrication artifacts. StructCode modifies the lengths of laser-cut finger joints and/or living hinges to represent bits of information without introducing additional parts or materials. We demonstrate StructCode through use cases for augmenting laser-cut objects with data such as labels, instructions, and narration. We present and evaluate a tag decoding pipeline that is robust to various backgrounds, viewing angles, and wood types. In our mechanical evaluation, we show that StructCodes preserve the structural integrity of laser-cut objects.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
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https://doi.org/10.1145/3623263.3623353
