Self-folding origami membranes

I consider the collapse of a freely-hinged membrane consisting of rigid triangular shapes under the influence of specific, local interactions and a global bending stress. In the absence of the applied stress, the film collapses via a symmetry-breaking process. An external bending stress applied to t...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Europhysics letters 2007-05, Vol.78 (4), p.48003-48003
Main Author: Pickett, G. T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
68.60.Bs
81.16.Dn
85.85.+j
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:I consider the collapse of a freely-hinged membrane consisting of rigid triangular shapes under the influence of specific, local interactions and a global bending stress. In the absence of the applied stress, the film collapses via a symmetry-breaking process. An external bending stress applied to the collapsing sheet dramatically orients the collapsing domains, giving local control over the mechanical properties of the collapsed sheet, just as an external field would in a magnet.
ISSN:0295-5075
1286-4854
DOI:10.1209/0295-5075/78/48003