51. Slender Origami with Complex 3D Folding Shapes
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Ranajay Ghosh, Yu Yang, Soroush Kamrava, and Ashkan Vaziri
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Physics ,0103 physical sciences ,General Physics and Astronomy ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Geometry ,02 engineering and technology ,Physics - Applied Physics ,Applied Physics (physics.app-ph) ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,010306 general physics ,0210 nano-technology ,01 natural sciences - Abstract
One-dimensional slender bodies can be deformed or shaped into spatially complex curves relatively easily due to their inherent compliance. However, traditional methods of fabricating complex spatial shapes are cumbersome, prone to error accumulation and not amenable to elegant programmability. In this letter, we introduce a one-dimensional origami based on attaching Miura-ori that can fold into various programmed two- or three-dimensional shapes. We study the out-of-plane displacement characteristics of this origami and demonstrate with examples, design of slender bodies that conform to programmed complex spatial curves. Our study provides a new, accurate, and single actuation solution of shape programmability.
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- 2018
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