Abstract:Multi-stable morphing structures can be self-locked, easily actuated, and generate impulsive motion, and origami mechanisms with thick panels have the practical combination of morphing ability and load-bearing capacity. In this paper, we combine the two and propose a method to design multi-stable thick-origami (MSTO) structures, where the stable configurations can be arbitrarily prescribed. Bi-stable degree-4 and tri-stable degree-6 vertices with the corresponding tessellations are designed, analyzed, manufact… Show more
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