Programmable kirigami: Cutting and folding in science, technology and architecture

Jingyang Liu, Grace Chuang, Hun Chun Sang, Jenny E. Sabin

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Abstract

This paper investigates the potential of kirigami-folding with the addition of strategically placed cuts at multiple scales through both computational design and physical prototyping. The study develops a novel method and workflow for generating two-dimensional (2D) kirigami patterns developed from doubly curved three-dimensional (3D) surfaces (Inverse process). Corresponding simulations of the kirigami folding motion from 2D pattern to 3D goal shape are presented (Forward process). The workflow is based on a reciprocal feedback loop including computational design, finite element analysis, dynamic simulation and physical prototyping. Extended from previous research on kirigami geometry, this paper incorporates material properties into the folding process and successfully develops active kirigami models from the DNA scale to human scale. The results presented in this paper provide an attractive method for kirigami design and fabrication with a wide range of scales and applications.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication43rd Mechanisms and Robotics Conference
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Electronic)9780791859247
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
EventASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC-CIE 2019 - Anaheim, United States
Duration: 18 Aug 201921 Aug 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference
Volume5B-2019

Conference

ConferenceASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC-CIE 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAnaheim
Period18/08/1921/08/19

Keywords

  • Computational Folding
  • Digital Fabrication
  • Kirigami
  • Origami
  • Programmable Matter

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