Construction Sets
Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Global Village Construction Set
- 3 Other Areas of Infrastructure
- 3.1 Generic
- 3.2 Housing + Basic Existence/Living Stuff
- 3.3 Energy Storage + Generation Stuff
- 3.4 Materials Aquisition/Refining/Recycling
- 3.5 Prototyping Stuff
- 3.6 Fabrication/Manufacturning Technologies
- 3.7 Electronics/Computer Stuff
- 3.8 Motors/Powercube Stuff
- 3.9 Vehicles
- 3.10 Optics/Magnification
- 3.11 Lab Stuff
- 3.12 Culinary Stuff
- 3.13 Agriculture Etc
- 3.14 Healthcare Stuff
- 3.15 Safety Stuff
- 3.16 Product Exchange Stuff
- 3.17 Photography/Cinematography/Audio Production Stuff
- 3.18 Advanced Technology Stuff
- 3.19 Accessibility Stuff
- 3.20 Construction
- 3.21 Infastructure
- 3.22 Misc Construction Sets
- 4 Knowledge + How To's
- 5 Internal Links
- 6 External Links
Introduction
For OSE, the general approach is to build Construction Sets for products and machines, not specific products or machines.
A case in point is the Seed Eco-Home 4 of Open Building Institute compliance.
When a Construction Set approach is taken, our designs can yield an infinite number of machines and variations - based on a small set of modules. This is like creating a lifesize LEGO set for building just about anything. This applies not only to mechanical devices like the tractor, but also to housing or power electonics - and any other physical device. The key is approaching a design problem with multipurpose functionality and Scalability - as afforded by the modular approach. Modularity is key to an effective Open Source Product Development platform.
In terms of sequencing - how do you develop multiple products at a time? You start with modules common to multiple products, and then you design specific products from these modules. Marketing and sales in this approach should follow the design of the product line - as opposed to following the design of the first product. This is because the product ecology informs design decisions for the whole product line. Modules are optimized for the product line, not for individual products. In other words, we are optimizing the modules for the contstruction set of products, not for individual products. There may be point losses in performance, but integrated performance (social, environmental, technological) will be significantly improved.
For example, for the 3D printer, designing for 6 different size printers all at the same time - using frames cut out as nested pieces from a flat piece of steel - allows us to achieve 0% material waste in frame material. If we designed only for one size printer only, we would end up with over 80% material waste using our current production engineering. In this case, the Construction Set Approach allows us to achieve eco-friendly production (zero waste).
Broadly speaking - the Global Village Construction Set may be broken down into these different Construction Sets:
Global Village Construction Set
There ares several main aspects of the GVCS:
- Open Source Modular Microfactory Construction Set - building the modular production infrastructure
The GVCS spans these areas:
Other Areas of Infrastructure
Generic
Housing + Basic Existence/Living Stuff
- Open Source Cleanliness and Sanitation Construction Set
- Open Source Housing Construction Set
- Open Source Furniture Construction Set
Energy Storage + Generation Stuff
- Open Source Solar Energy Construction Set
- Open Source Thermal Energy Storage Construction Set
- Open Source Battery Construction Set
- Open Source Turbine Construction Set
- Open Source Fuels Construction Set
- Open Source Micropower Construction Set
Materials Aquisition/Refining/Recycling
- Open Source Metal Recycling + Refining Construction Set
- Open Source Plastic Recycling + Refining Construction Set
- Open Source Paper Recycling + Refining Construction Set
- Open Source Chemical Recycling + Refining Construction Set
- Open Source Textile Construction Set
- Open Source Acids Construction Set
- Open Source Bases Construction Set
- Precious Plastic Machine Construction Set
Prototyping Stuff
- Open Source Software Development Kit
- Open Source Design Software Construction Set
- Open Source Electronics Prototyping System Construction Set
- OSE Germany's "Universal Prototyping Kit"
- Open Source Prototype Testing Construction Set
- OSE Mini ? need some good name for the scale buildings + the vehicles/machines etc
- Models of OSE Devices
- Model Kits
Fabrication/Manufacturning Technologies
- Open Source Digital Fabrication Construction Set
- Precision Machining Construction Set
- Open Source Metallurgy Construction Set
- Open Source Robotic Arm Construction Set
- Open Source Automation Construction Set
- Open Source Conveyor Belt Construction Set
- Open Source Finishing Construction Set
Electronics/Computer Stuff
- Wiring Diagram Software
- Open Source Electronics Construction Set
- Open Source Advanced Electronics Construction Set
- Open Source Pulsed Power Supply Construction Set
- Open Source Display Construction Set
- Open Source Digital Storage Construction Set
- Open Source Computer Componets Construction Set
- Open Source Computer Construction Set
- Open Source Server + Networking Construction Set
- Open Source VR/MR/AR Construction Set
- Open Source Operative Systems
Motors/Powercube Stuff
- Advanced Powercube Construction Set
- Open Source Motor/Engine Construction Set
- Open Source Transmission Construction Set
Vehicles
- Tractor Construction Set
- Tractor Construction Set Modules
- Open Source Watercraft Construction Set
- Open Source Aircraft Construction Set
- Open Source Landcraft Construction Set
- Open Source Mass Transit Construction Set
- Open Source Railway Vehicles Construction Set (Had a goofy idea for a World Reccord where we design an open source Charcoal or Biomass (or just biofuel) fired train slightly larger than This Train )
- Open Source Drone Construction Set
- Open Source Teleprescence Construction Set
- Remote Operation Construction Set
Optics/Magnification
- Basic Magnifier Construction Set
- Open Source Optical Microscope Construction Set
- Open Source Advanced Microscope Construction Set
- Open Source Telescope Construction Set
Lab Stuff
- Open Source Cleanroom Construction Set
- Open Source Controlled Environment Agriculture Construction Set
- Open Source Laboratory Construction Set
- Open Source Glassware Construction Set
- Open Source Labratory Data Logger Construction Set
- Open Source Microfluidics Construction Set
Culinary Stuff
- Open Source Kitchen Construction Set
- Open Source Commercial Kitchen Construction Set
- Open Source Food Preservation Construction Set
- Open Source Kitchenware Construction Set
- Open Source Drinkware Construction Set
- Open Source Dishware Construction Set
- Open Source Eating Utensil Construction Set
- Open Source Kitchen Knife Construction Set
Agriculture Etc
- Agriculture Constuction Set
- Animal Husbandry Construction Set
- Aquaculture Construction Set
- Pest Control Construction Set
- Open Source Forestry Construction Set
Healthcare Stuff
- Open Source Medical Construction Set
- Open Source Medical Device, and Surgical Instrument Construction Set
- Open Source Medical Equipment Construction Set
- Open Source Cryosurgery Construction Set
- Open Source Pharmaceutical Construction Set
- Open Source Particle Therapy Construction Set
Safety Stuff
- PPE Construction Set
- Open Source Saftey Construction Set
- Open Source Personal Hazard Monitor Construction Set
- Open Source Firefighting Constuction Set
- Open Source Hazmat Response Construction Set
- Open Source Disaster Response Construction Set
- Open Source QC Testing and Mesurement Equipment Construction Set
Product Exchange Stuff
- Open Source Currency Construction Set
- Open Source Cloud Manufacturing Construction Set
- Open Source Publicity + Marketing Construction Set
Photography/Cinematography/Audio Production Stuff
- Open Source Camera Lens Construction Set
- Open Source Photo Camera Construction Set
- Open Source Video Camera Construction Set
- Open Source Specialty Camera Construction Set
- Open Source Audio Capture + Editing + Reproduction Construction Set
- Open Source Live Broadcasting Construction Set
- Open Source 3D Scanning/Motion Capture Construction Set
- Open Source Photo/Video/Stage Lighting Stuff
- See also stuff on workflows here:
- Also some pricey albeit useful possible boms for video/photo gear:
Advanced Technology Stuff
- Open Source Laser Construction Set
- Open Source Particle Beam Construction Set
- Open Source Cryogenic Construction Set
- Open Source Advanced Materials Construction Set
- Open Source Spacecraft Constuction Set
- Open Source Robotics Construction Set
Accessibility Stuff
- Open Source Accessibility Construction Set
- Open Source Translation Construction Set
- Open Source Metricization Construction Set
Construction
- Open Source Construction Equipment Construction Set
- Open Source Concrete Construction Set
- Open Source Building Materials Construction Set
Infastructure
- Open Source Infastructure Construction + Matinence Construction Set
- Open Source Infastructure Construction Set
Misc Construction Sets
- Open Source Replicas
- Education Construction Sets
- Frame Construction Set
- CNC Machine Construction Set
Knowledge + How To's
- Metallurgical Techniques
- 3d Printing Techniques
- Fuel Economies Explained
- Blender Software Techniques
- Gimp Software Techniques
- Inkscape Software Techniques
- Audacity Software Techniques
- DigiCamControl Software Techniques
- LinuxTV Software Technique
- Sweet Home 3D Software Techniques
- Krita Software Techniques
- FreeCAD Software Techniques
- OpenShot Video Editor Software Techniques
- Avidemux Video Editor Software Techniques
- Materials Sourcing
- OS synthetic biology