Hybrid soft-rigid deployable structure inspired by thick-panel origami
Recently, the techniques of origami have become the subject of scientific research. Such methods of folding plates are suitable for practical engineering applications. This paper proposes a novel structure, inspired by thick‑panel origami, with hybrid rigid bodies and soft hinges. Able to be expande...
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2021
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| author | Liu, C Maiolino, P Yang, Y You, Z |
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| description | Recently, the techniques of origami have become the subject of scientific research. Such methods of folding plates are suitable for practical engineering applications. This paper proposes a novel structure, inspired by thick‑panel origami, with hybrid rigid bodies and soft hinges. Able to be expanded, flipped, and rotated, the waterbomb origami pattern has been chosen to produce a large number of configurations. The mechanism and motion analysis of a single unit and its basic assembly are conducted theoretically and also simulated. An additive fabrication method based on 3D printing makes it a one-step process to achieve a balance between rigidity and flexibility in the structure. Different configurations are demonstrated in three assemblies that exhibit good transformability, reconfigurability, and scalability. With the expansion/packaging ratio ranging from 0.11 to 7.2 in a modular unit, a mechanical metamaterial of negative Poisson’s ratio can be obtained at any spatial size. In addition, our design’s potential for robotic applications is also validated by a gripper with tendon-driven systems. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:3b21cb3c-99b4-46db-af3f-cc91726c8a2c2024-05-09T12:11:11ZHybrid soft-rigid deployable structure inspired by thick-panel origamiInternet publicationhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_7ad9uuid:3b21cb3c-99b4-46db-af3f-cc91726c8a2cEnglishSymplectic ElementsASME International2021Liu, CMaiolino, PYang, YYou, ZRecently, the techniques of origami have become the subject of scientific research. Such methods of folding plates are suitable for practical engineering applications. This paper proposes a novel structure, inspired by thick‑panel origami, with hybrid rigid bodies and soft hinges. Able to be expanded, flipped, and rotated, the waterbomb origami pattern has been chosen to produce a large number of configurations. The mechanism and motion analysis of a single unit and its basic assembly are conducted theoretically and also simulated. An additive fabrication method based on 3D printing makes it a one-step process to achieve a balance between rigidity and flexibility in the structure. Different configurations are demonstrated in three assemblies that exhibit good transformability, reconfigurability, and scalability. With the expansion/packaging ratio ranging from 0.11 to 7.2 in a modular unit, a mechanical metamaterial of negative Poisson’s ratio can be obtained at any spatial size. In addition, our design’s potential for robotic applications is also validated by a gripper with tendon-driven systems. |
| spellingShingle | Liu, C Maiolino, P Yang, Y You, Z Hybrid soft-rigid deployable structure inspired by thick-panel origami |
| title | Hybrid soft-rigid deployable structure inspired by thick-panel origami |
| title_full | Hybrid soft-rigid deployable structure inspired by thick-panel origami |
| title_fullStr | Hybrid soft-rigid deployable structure inspired by thick-panel origami |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hybrid soft-rigid deployable structure inspired by thick-panel origami |
| title_short | Hybrid soft-rigid deployable structure inspired by thick-panel origami |
| title_sort | hybrid soft rigid deployable structure inspired by thick panel origami |
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