The Complexity of Folding Self-Folding Origami

Why is it difficult to refold a previously folded sheet of paper? We show that even crease patterns with only one designed folding motion inevitably contain an exponential number of “distractor” folding branches accessible from a bifurcation at the flat state. Consequently, refolding a sheet require...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Menachem Stern, Matthew B. Pinson, Arvind Murugan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2017-12-01
Series:Physical Review X
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.7.041070