Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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11024160 | Thin-Walled Structures | 2018 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Existing parameterization of origami structures is based on angles, which is an inconvenience for the fabrication and calculation of the geometrical properties of an origami-engineering project. In this paper, a unified parameterization based on the dimensional parameters, including the length and height instead of the angles, is proposed. Various origami-based tubes reconstructed through the proposed parameterization process and compiled into a program are then described. Three types of tubes including non-flat foldable, locally flat-foldable, and entirely flat-foldable are systematically divided when forming a closed-loop tube, and a criterion is proposed for estimating the flat foldability of the tube. Finally, the proposed theory is validated based on physical prototypes folded using paperboard and fabricated using polymer through a blow molding process. The constructed origami-based tubes provide extensive guidance for the design of energy absorbing structures.
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Authors
Hairui Wang, Danyang Zhao, Yifei Jin, Minjie Wang, Zhong You,