In this article, a new family of expandable mechanisms is presented. The proposed
mechanisms are expandable polyhedra built using one-degree-of-freedom (one-DOF) …

A class of expandable polyhedral structures, the expandohedra, consisting of prismatic
faces linked along edges by hinged plates, provides a model for the swelling of viruses. The …

Deployable polyhedrons can transform between Platonic and Archimedean polyhedrons to
meet the demands of various engineering applications. However, the existing design …

This paper discusses the possibility of detecting mechanisms with second-order stiffness
(resistance to the excitation of an infinitesimal mechanism) imposed by self-stresses in …

This thesis analyses the existing types of polyhedral linkages and presents new linkage
types for resizing polyhedral shapes. First, the transformation characteristics, most …

The paper gives an overview of folding and its applications in some fields of natural and
man-made structures, such as symmetric latticed cylinders, braced domes, deployable …

The word “mechanism” is commonly associated with technical sciences. Altogether, there
are some bright examples of them among living organisms such as in certain polyhedral …

How must n equal non-overlapping regular spherical pentagons be packed on a sphere so
that the angular radius of the circumcircles of the pentagons will be as great as possible …