@ CALIBER
thanks for your response! Yeah so I guess im using this curtain 'analogy' just to simplify the example but really the whole thing is an experiment to demonstrate the possibilities of collapsing materials, environment and technology into architecture. One could also picture this system as a 'canopy' of sorts hanging over a large outdoor space, which would close up or open up based on the light hitting it in certain areas.
In regards to your suggestions for a sensor, I really would like a sensor for each component. That way the inflation/deflation is more specific. My question still is though how these small sensors relay the information back to the arduino and then back to the fan. They seem to be pieces that directly connect to an arduino board am I right? Could they sit independently/away from the board? Not sure if that makes sense. But in my diagram I show the sensors directly connected/next to the inflated pieces.
Thanks!
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