TY - GEN
T1 - Kresling-Inspired Constant Size Magnetically-Reconfigurable Metamaterials
AU - Liu, Kevin T.
AU - Zhao, Tuo
AU - Paulino, Glaucio H.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2026.
PY - 2026
Y1 - 2026
N2 - The field of origami engineering has explored many multistable structures. One such structure is the Kresling origami, which is a pleated cylinder that can have stable deployed and compressed states. Much research has been done to understand the kinematics and mechanics of the Kresling unit cell. In comparison, the mechanics of towers consisting of stacked Kresling cells has been studied less. Here, we present a simple model which can accurately predict the load-displacement behavior of Kresling towers consisting of multiple, potentially distinct Kresling unit cells. In addition, the model reveals the presence of multiple stable states for certain tower heights. We then apply this theoretical understanding of Kresling towers to design a magnetically-reconfigurable metamaterial which exhibits tunable stiffness while maintaining a constant form factor.
AB - The field of origami engineering has explored many multistable structures. One such structure is the Kresling origami, which is a pleated cylinder that can have stable deployed and compressed states. Much research has been done to understand the kinematics and mechanics of the Kresling unit cell. In comparison, the mechanics of towers consisting of stacked Kresling cells has been studied less. Here, we present a simple model which can accurately predict the load-displacement behavior of Kresling towers consisting of multiple, potentially distinct Kresling unit cells. In addition, the model reveals the presence of multiple stable states for certain tower heights. We then apply this theoretical understanding of Kresling towers to design a magnetically-reconfigurable metamaterial which exhibits tunable stiffness while maintaining a constant form factor.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105030926250
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U2 - 10.1007/978-981-96-8661-2_10
DO - 10.1007/978-981-96-8661-2_10
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:105030926250
SN - 9789819686605
T3 - Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
SP - 149
EP - 165
BT - Origami8, Volume II - Proceedings of the 8th International Meeting on Origami in Science, Mathematics and Education 8OSME
A2 - Lu, Guoxing
A2 - You, Zhong
A2 - Assis, Michael
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
T2 - 8th International Meeting on Origami in Science, Mathematics and Education, 8OSME 2024
Y2 - 16 July 2024 through 18 July 2024
ER -