An overview of the mechanical description of origami-inspired systems and structures

Origami derived self-assembly stents fabricated via 4D printing

Folding pattern design and deformation behavior of origami based conical structures

The field of foldable and physically reconfigurable antennas has recently attracted significant interest from diverse scientific communities, including researchers on antennas, material science, mechanical engineering and numerical modeling. Deployable, packable and multifunctional systems are very important for many applications, including satellite communications, UAVs, CubeSats as well as airborne and spaceborne communication systems. Foldable and physically reconfigurable antennas, particularly origami-based antennas, can provide new capabilities for the aforementioned applications. In this work, we present emerging research on foldable and physically reconfigurable antennas. Such antennas morph their shape to adapt and reconfigure their EM performance (e.g., frequency of operation, bandwidth, polarization, beamwidth, etc.). Also, origami antennas provide ultra-compact stowage, easy deployment, reduced weight, enhanced EM performance and multifunctional utility.

Origami Antennas

Stacked-origami mechanical metamaterial with tailored multistage stiffness

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Engineering Origami: A Comprehensive Review of Recent Applications, Design Methods, and Tools

Deployment simulation of a scalable planar gossamer space structure based on Miura-ori pattern

Foldable origami-based structures are a type of deployable structures that are increasingly applied in the space and building industries. When folded, the small size of such structures facilitates ...

Li Meng

Papers

Engineering Origami: A Comprehensive Review of Recent Applications, Design Methods, and Tools

Deployment simulation of a scalable planar gossamer space structure based on Miura-ori pattern

Simulation of Dynamics During Deployment of Foldable Origami Structures