giha woo simplifies drawing perfect curves with ellipser

giha woo simplifies drawing perfect curves with ellipser
all images courtesy of giha woo

we have a ruler to draw a line, a compass to draw a circle, and a protractor to measure an angle. however, we have never had any tool to draw an ellipse. giha woo has a solution to this problem in the form of ‘ellipser.’  the definition of a circle is a group of points located the same distance from a given location called the center. however, an ellipse is more geometrically complex. it is described as a curve on a plane surrounding two focal points, such that a straight line drawn from one of the focal points to any point on the curve and then back to the other focal point has the same length for every point on the curve.

after discovering these rules, woo was able to create an instrument thats meets the mathematical requirements for the formation of the shapes. from the designer: ‘the advent of computer graphics resolved this problem so easily. however, the fact that there has never been an analog method to draw an ellipse became a stimulant to a designer like me. I wanted to know the definition of an ellipse before contemplating on a way to draw an ellipse. it seems that if I know the definition, then I will be able to find out the rules. then, if I know the rules, I believe that I will be able to know a method. lastly, if I know the method, then I will be able to create a tool.’

the design requires users to put a pen into the hole and draw line for ellipse

the tool in use

the shape of ellipse can controlled

perspective view of the ellipser

this device was designed from the mathematical definition of ellipse 

drawn ellipse

detail view of the construction

users can carry the device in their pocket by folding it

folding the device

the device in its compact form

the ellipser is made out of alluminum

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