SMA-origami coupling: online configuration switches and stability property modulation
ABSTRACTActive folding is a crucial requirement for practical applications of multi-stable origami structures. However, research on integrating active materials with origami structures to enable quick configuration switching and modulation of stability properties is still in its early stages. To adv...
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| description | ABSTRACTActive folding is a crucial requirement for practical applications of multi-stable origami structures. However, research on integrating active materials with origami structures to enable quick configuration switching and modulation of stability properties is still in its early stages. To advance the state-of-the-art, we designed a coupled structure comprising a stacked Miura-origami (SMO) structure and two Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) actuators. One actuator is used for extruding the SMO structure while the other is used for retracting, thereby realizing bidirectional reversible active folding of the coupled structure. Modeling the potential energy of the coupled structure shows that it can be switched between monostable and bistable by heating the SMA actuators. The above findings are also confirmed by experiments conducted on a delicate SMO-SMA coupled structure prototype. The activation of different actuators induces rapid configuration switching of the coupled structure, and the stability profile is qualitatively adjusted by designing the current loading profile to achieve steady-state temperature fluctuations. Overall, this study provides a new approach to coupling origami structures with smart materials for active folding and presents a novel method to regulate the stability property of origami structures, thus promoting their practical applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a8010f054c2d46feb5a742f02970660f2024-03-06T06:05:48ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Smart and Nano Materials1947-54111947-542X2024-01-01151214110.1080/19475411.2023.2271584SMA-origami coupling: online configuration switches and stability property modulationHai Zhou0Hongbin Fang1Zuolin Liu2Jian Xu3School of Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaInstitute of AI and Robotics, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaInstitute of AI and Robotics, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaABSTRACTActive folding is a crucial requirement for practical applications of multi-stable origami structures. However, research on integrating active materials with origami structures to enable quick configuration switching and modulation of stability properties is still in its early stages. To advance the state-of-the-art, we designed a coupled structure comprising a stacked Miura-origami (SMO) structure and two Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) actuators. One actuator is used for extruding the SMO structure while the other is used for retracting, thereby realizing bidirectional reversible active folding of the coupled structure. Modeling the potential energy of the coupled structure shows that it can be switched between monostable and bistable by heating the SMA actuators. The above findings are also confirmed by experiments conducted on a delicate SMO-SMA coupled structure prototype. The activation of different actuators induces rapid configuration switching of the coupled structure, and the stability profile is qualitatively adjusted by designing the current loading profile to achieve steady-state temperature fluctuations. Overall, this study provides a new approach to coupling origami structures with smart materials for active folding and presents a novel method to regulate the stability property of origami structures, thus promoting their practical applications.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19475411.2023.2271584Multistabilitybistable origamiactive foldingsmart material |
| spellingShingle | Hai Zhou Hongbin Fang Zuolin Liu Jian Xu SMA-origami coupling: online configuration switches and stability property modulation International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials Multistability bistable origami active folding smart material |
| title | SMA-origami coupling: online configuration switches and stability property modulation |
| title_full | SMA-origami coupling: online configuration switches and stability property modulation |
| title_fullStr | SMA-origami coupling: online configuration switches and stability property modulation |
| title_full_unstemmed | SMA-origami coupling: online configuration switches and stability property modulation |
| title_short | SMA-origami coupling: online configuration switches and stability property modulation |
| title_sort | sma origami coupling online configuration switches and stability property modulation |
| topic | Multistability bistable origami active folding smart material |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19475411.2023.2271584 |
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