S.A.S The Ultimate Entertainment Technology Company
We manufacture and sell Active Structures that perform Silent Morphing
- Our product line is suitable for stages, theatres and all kind of venues
- Our Active Structures are controlled by standard RDM protocol
(Electronics by ELC Lighting sales@elclighting.com)
- Our Active Structures bend silently to open and close spaces
- The silent morphing action means the structure can be bended noiseless (no buzz buzz noises from electric motors)
- Silent Adaptive Structures are easy to use. Can be moved easily if you need to perform at different sites or move the structure during a show.
- Each geometrical configuration is become stable, and can be recalled as many times you wish in the show
- Safe environment when in operation
- We will be showing our Dream Curtain solution, a smart structure controlled by standard RDM protocol, at Plasa 2012.
- Come and visit us at Plasa in the WHITE LIGHT ZONE to see Silent Adaptive Structures in operation.
Cristian Lira [info@s-a-s.it] and Silvio Cibien members of bellunoradici.net
Some technical stuff if you really want to know more
Adaptive structures
An adaptive structure (also known as a smart or active structure) is a mechanical structure with the ability to alter its configuration, form or properties in response to changes in the environment.
[From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]
Active structures we sell are based on RDM and DMX over Ethernet for seamless communication as used to control stage lighting and special-effects devices such as fog machines and moving lights.
Active Structure Design
Current actuators, even the most sophisticated ones, are nearly all one-dimensional. This means they are only capable of extending and contracting along or rotating about one axis. Actuators capable of movement in both forward and reverse directions are known as two-way actuators. The limited capability of actuators has restricted active structures to two main types: active truss structures, based on linear actuators, and manipulator arms, based on rotary actuators.
A good active structure has a number of requirements. First, it needs to be easily actuated. The actuation should be energy-saving. A structure which is very stiff and strongly resists morphing is therefore not desirable. Second, the resulting structure must have structural integrity to carry the design loads. Therefore the process of actuation should not jeopardize the structure's strength. More precisely, we can say: We seek an active structure where actuation of some members will lead to a geometry change without substantially altering its stress state. In other words, a structure that has both statical determinacy and kinematic determinacy is optimal for actuation.
[From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]
Above all well-known properties of adaptive structures the main feature of our Active Structures is the morphing action obtained in an extremely silent way.
The structure can be bended noiselessly and each configuration reached becomes a stable position. The power-off of the structure does not imply a travel of the mechanism till a defined position, the geometrical configuration close to the one reached before power-off, is retained for long time.
Our active structures are suitable for all morphing applications where low noise during motion and shape change is required. They are suitable for stage and general entertainment applications.
- The Dream Curtain Solution, a smart structure controlled by standard RDM protocol is going to be shown at Prolight + Sound 2012. [Web Site]
- Come and visit us at Prolight + Sound 2012
