Abstract: The Miura-ori is an origami pattern with bi-directional folding capable of transforming a large thin sheet into a compact volume with a single degree-of-freedom (DoF). A common Miura-ori pattern consists of identical rigid ...

Abstract: Thinwalled tubes subjected to axial crushing have been extensively employed as energy absorption devices in transport vehicles. Conventionally, they have a square or rectangular section, either straight or tapered. Dents ...

Abstract: Modular origami is a type of origami where multiple pieces of paper are folded into modules, and these modules are then interlocked with each other forming an assembly. Some of them turn out to be capable of large-scale ...

Abstract: Curvedcrease (CC) origami differs from prismatic, or straightcrease origami, in that the folded surface of the pattern is bent during the folding process. Limited studies on the mechanical performance of such geometries ...

Abstract: Miura and Miuraderivative rigid origami patterns are increasingly used for engineering and architectural applications. However, geometric modelling approaches used in existing studies are generally haphazard, with pattern ...

Abstract: Rigidly foldable origami tubes with open ends have been reported in the past. Here, using a mechanism construction process, we show that these tubes can be used as building blocks to form new tubes that are rigidly foldable ...