Origami traces its origins to an ancient art form transforming flat thin surfaces into various
complex, fabulous 3D objects. Nowadays, such transformation transcends art by offering a …

Vibration and sound control is critical to many practical engineering systems in order to
minimise the detrimental effects caused by unavoidable vibrations and noises …

In this paper, an origami-inspired vibration isolator is proposed and numerically investigated
to achieve a quasi-zero-stiffness (QZS) property. A truss-spring based stack Miura-ori (TS …

Researches on self-assembly stents are expanding owing to the development of
manufacturing technology and advanced materials. Many design strategies have been …

Origami structures are often attractive for a broad range of applications in engineering,
design, and robotics because of their useful characteristics such as reconfigurable …

In the realm of space technology, aerospace solar arrays are conventionally employed as
efficient means of energy harvesting. The solar arrays need to be packaged in a payload …

Deployable structures designed through diverse methodologies have become crucial in
contemporary engineering applications. Despite their distinct advantages, the exploration of …

For a standard propeller system, the thrust output and the energy dissipation are
proportionally dependent on its rotating speed, as its physical characteristics and working …

Multiphysics simulation of magnetically actuated origami robots promises a range of
applications such as synthetic data generation, design parameter optimization, predicting …

We present a wearable “exo-shell” device inspired by the human spine for improving the gait
of elderly people during obstacle avoidance tasks. This device—designed and fabricated …