Integrated origami-string system

Ke Liu, Madelyn Kosednar, Tomohiro Tachi, Glaucio H. Paulino

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Abstract

Origami-inspired mechanical systems are mostly composed of two-dimensional elements, a feature inherited from paper folding. However, do we have to comply with this restriction on our design space? Would it be more approachable to achieve desired performance by integrating elements of different abstract dimensions? In this paper, we propose an integrated structural system consisting of both two-dimensional and one-dimensional elements. We attach elastic strings onto an origami design to modify its mechanical behavior and create new features. We show that, by introducing elastic strings to the recently proposed Morph pattern, we can obtain bistable units with programmable energy landscape. The behavior of this integrated origami-string system can be described by an elegant formulation, which can be used to explore its rich programmability.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication43rd Mechanisms and Robotics Conference
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Electronic)9780791859247
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
EventASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC-CIE 2019 - Anaheim, United States
Duration: Aug 18 2019Aug 21 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference
Volume5B-2019

Conference

ConferenceASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC-CIE 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAnaheim
Period8/18/198/21/19

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Modeling and Simulation

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