A Study of Deployable Structures Based on Nature Inspired Curved-Crease Folding

Fascinating 3D shapes arise when a thin planar sheet is folded without stretching, tearing or cutting. The elegance amplifies when the fold/crease is changed from a straight line to a curve, due to the association of plastic deformation via folding and elastic deformation via bending. This results i...

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Main Authors: Gaurab Sundar Dutta, Dieter Meiners, Gerhard Ziegmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-03-01
Series:Polymers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/16/6/766