A toy-inspired kirigami pattern and its kinematic performance by applying mechanisms and machine theory

Weiwei Lin, Kunjing Chen, Yuan Gao, Aihua Chen, Fufu Yang*, Huijuan Feng*

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Abstract

Origami that can form various shapes by setting simple creases on the paper and folding along these creases has a lot of applications from the fields of art to engineering. The inverse problem of origami that determines the distribution of creases based on the desired shape is very complicated. In this paper, we use theoretical kinematics to systematically analyse an inverse folding problem of a toy about how to fold a piece of paper into a disc through a smaller hole without breaking it. The results show that some four-crease and six-crease patterns can achieve the expected function, and they can be easily folded with 1 degree of freedom (DOF). It not only opens up a new way to solve the inverse folding problem but also helps students to understand mechanisms and machine theory.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)933-943
Number of pages11
JournalMechanical Sciences
Volume12
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Oct 2021

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