#applied origami

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An important characteristic of origami structures is rigid foldability. An origami tessellation is rigidly foldable if all sectors remain rigid and deflection only occurs at the crease lines. Because many materials used in engineering are much stiffer than paper, non-rigidly foldable tessellations (those that require deflection of the paper sectors) may have restricted movement when constructed out of these rigid materials. However, rigidly foldable tessellations may be constructed using stiff materials, leading to potential applications such as architecture and deployable arrays.

Rigidly foldable origami gadgets and tessellations

Thomas A. Evans , Robert J. Lang , Spencer P. Magleby and Larry L. Howell

Published:01 September 2015https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.150067

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Origami-inspired habitats for the moon and Mars | EarthSky.org

An innovative plan by the EuroMoonMars project uses Japanese origami - the art of folding paper into interesting shapes - to design and deve

Origami for space architecture promotes cross-disciplinary approaches and applications, providing state-of-the-art production and design methods. Habitats enhanced by such structures are temporal and alive as they are able to transform and redefine themselves in resonance with human and environmental factors.”

Anna Sitnikova

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Origami cushions protect drones from collisions | Imperial News | Imperial College London

To protect flying robots without hindering their flight, Imperial experts found answers in the ancient art of origami.

Lead author Dr Pooya Sareh, who led the research at Imperial’s Department of Aeronautics and now directs the Creative Design Engineering Lab at the University of Liverpool, said: “Using an origami-inspired protective layer, we have built a way to let miniature flying robots navigate in confined or cluttered spaces safely and efficiently.”

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“Origami is a branch of art that only uses geometry, which is the same base for mechanical structures,” Soroush Kamrava.

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https://www.guanyundesign.com/PROJECTS/Origami-Robots “What can you do with a piece of paper and a motor? 98 freshmen exchanged from Singapore University of Technology & Design made nearly 40 different kinds of “animals” Guanyun Design team.

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“We’ve now shown both the practicality of writing versatile conductive patterns on paper, and the durability of folding the electronic paper many hundreds of times for switching circuits on and off.” Liwei Lin

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“Paper is a low-cost, widely available and extremely flexible material that can be easily fabricated into three-dimensional structures of various shapes, sizes and configurations,” Gulden Camci-Unal.

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We hold two space sector records: fastest time from a company formation and material development to the successful deployment on orbit of a new product based upon that material; and one for our retractable AstroTube boom system which represents the world’s longest cubesat retractable boom system. Mike Lawton, CEO Oxford Space Systems