TY - GEN
T1 - Pneumatic Origami Joints
T2 - 18th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Futures, CAAD Futures 2019
AU - Lu, Heng
AU - Park, Daekwon
AU - Liu, Chen
AU - Ji, Guohua
AU - Tong, Ziyu
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements. The research was conducted as a workshop project of the NJU IPTP program, under the supervision of Prof. Daekwon Park from MATR (Material Archi-Tectonic Research) Lab & Studio in Syracuse University, Huayin Zhong, research assistant of NJU, Guohua Ji, dean of NJU and Ziyu Tong, director of Digital Fabrication and Construction Lab in NJU. This research was also supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (51578277).
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PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - This paper describes the design and fabrication process of an adaptive joint using foldable 3D printed structures encased in heat-sealed synthetic polymer films (e.g. airtight plastic casing). The proposed joint can be pneumatically actuated using the airtight casing, and the shape of the deformation can be controlled using origami-inspired 3D printed structures. A zigzag-gap microstructure is designed for the connection portion of the origami structure inside the joint, in order that the rigid 3D printed material (PLA) acquires properties of mollusk material, such as flexibility and softness. Finally, the paper presents some applications adopting pneumatic origami joints which can interact with people or adapting indoor environment, and compares the advantages of this pneumatic technology with mechanical technology.
AB - This paper describes the design and fabrication process of an adaptive joint using foldable 3D printed structures encased in heat-sealed synthetic polymer films (e.g. airtight plastic casing). The proposed joint can be pneumatically actuated using the airtight casing, and the shape of the deformation can be controlled using origami-inspired 3D printed structures. A zigzag-gap microstructure is designed for the connection portion of the origami structure inside the joint, in order that the rigid 3D printed material (PLA) acquires properties of mollusk material, such as flexibility and softness. Finally, the paper presents some applications adopting pneumatic origami joints which can interact with people or adapting indoor environment, and compares the advantages of this pneumatic technology with mechanical technology.
KW - 3D printing
KW - Adaptive joint
KW - Origami structure
KW - Pneumatic architecture
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U2 - 10.1007/978-981-13-8410-3_23
DO - 10.1007/978-981-13-8410-3_23
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85068235054
SN - 9789811384097
T3 - Communications in Computer and Information Science
SP - 327
EP - 340
BT - Computer-Aided Architectural Design. “Hello, Culture” - 18th International Conference, CAAD Futures 2019, Selected Papers
A2 - Lee, Ji-Hyun
PB - Springer Verlag
Y2 - 26 June 2019 through 28 June 2019
ER -