Evaluation Framework for Indoor Localization Systems in the AEC Environment
ISARC · 2025
Framework for benchmarking indoor localisation pipelines within architecture, engineering, and construction projects.
We present a structured evaluation framework that helps project teams assess indoor localisation solutions for existing buildings. The framework combines scenario templates, performance metrics, and data quality checks tailored to the AEC domain, enabling practitioners to select the right sensing approach under real-world constraints.
Co-authors: Lukas Fritzsche, Rolf Starke, Benjamin Felbrich, Ilija Vukorep
Explores digital design tools for creating façades from discarded building materials.
The 'Scrap Material Façade' project demonstrates how digital tools can enable the architectural reuse of production rejects. Linking teaching, research, and practice, the team developed a parametric workflow in Grasshopper and Rhino that turns catalogued waste fiber-cement panels into customizable façade designs. The approach combines sustainability, aesthetics, and efficient production planning, offering a model for material-conscious design in urban timber construction.
AirTied: Automatic Personal Fabrication of Truss Structures
ACM UIST · 2023
Automated design-to-fabrication pipeline for lightweight truss structures built by end users.
AirTied introduces a fabrication workflow that allows non-expert makers to generate, personalise, and assemble truss structures with minimal tooling. The system couples interactive design constraints with automated fabrication instructions, closing the loop from intent to physical artefact.
Co-authors: Lukas Rambold, Robert Kovacs, Conrad Lempert, Muhammad Abdullah, Helena Lendowski, Lukas Fritzsche, Martin Taraz, Patrick Baudisch
Extends foamcore fabrication with novel hinge designs for rapid prototyping of large assemblies.
HingeCore studies how laser-cut foamcore can be augmented with resilient hinge constructions that unlock fast, large-scale assemblies. By introducing reusable connection patterns and simulation-backed design guidelines, the work broadens personal fabrication workflows beyond rigid panel assemblies.
Co-authors: Muhammad Abdullah, Romeo Sommerfeld, Bjarne Sievers, Leonard Geier, Jonas Noack, Marcus Ding, Christoph Thieme, Laurenz Seidel, Lukas Fritzsche, Erik Langenhan, Oliver Adameck, Moritz Dzingel, Thomas Kern, Martin Taraz, Conrad Lempert, Shohei Katakura, Hany Mohsen Elhassany, Thijs Roumen, Patrick Baudisch
Trusscillator: a System for Fabricating Human-Scale Human-Powered Oscillating Devices
ACM UIST · 2021
Toolchain for designing and fabricating playful, human-powered oscillating installations.
Trusscillator is an end-to-end system that allows non-engineers to create human-scale human-powered devices that perform oscillatory movements, such as playground equipment, workout devices, and interactive kinetic installations.
Co-authors: Robert Kovacs, Lukas Rambold, Lukas Fritzsche, Dominik Meier, Jotaro Shigeyama, Shohei Katakura, Ran Zhang, Patrick Baudisch
