Abstract: This paper provides an approach to model the reaction force of origami mechanisms when they are deformed. In this approach, an origami structure is taken as an equivalent redundantly actuated mechanism, making it possible ...

Abstract: This paper presents a novel design of extensible continuum robots in light of origamiinspired folding techniques. The design starts from a modularized crease pattern, which consists of two triangular bases and three waterbomb ...

Abstract: The wormlike robots are capable of imitating amazing locomotion of slim creatures. This paper presents a novel centimeterscale worm robot inspired by a kirigami parallel structure with helical motion. The motion characteristics ...

Abstract: In this study, we present an analytical approach for synthesizing line actuation spaces of a parallel flexure mechanism (PFM) that can help designers to arrange linear actuators within the PFM in a correct and optimal way. ...

Abstract: This paper describes an application of the fast multipole boundary element method (FMBEM) in simulating the viscoelastic behavior of asphalt concrete (AC). FMBEM has some merits including easy meshing of complicated ...

Abstract: This paper for the first time investigates the sixdimensional compliance characteristics of orthoplanar springs using a compliancematrix based approach, and validates them with both finite element (FEM) simulation and ...