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Patterning nonisometric origami in nematic elastomer sheets.

Paul Plucinsky¹, Benjamin A Kowalski, Timothy J White

¹Aerospace and Engineering Mechanics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.

|April 7, 2018

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This study presents a framework for designing complex 3D shapes using nematic elastomer sheets patterned with nonisometric origami building blocks. These blocks actuate predictably, enabling the programming of intricate 3D origami shapes on demand.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Polymer Science
Mechanical Engineering

Background:

Nematic elastomers exhibit significant shape changes in response to stimuli like light and heat.
Controlling the actuation of these materials is key to developing advanced functional systems.

Purpose of the Study:

To establish a systematic framework for designing complex 3D shapes using patterned nematic elastomer sheets.
To demonstrate the predictable actuation of nonisometric origami building blocks for shape programming.

Main Methods:

Fabrication of nematic elastomer sheets with heterogeneously patterned nonisometric origami building blocks.
Theoretical modeling and experimental validation of block actuation and shape formation.
Integration of multiple building blocks to achieve complex 3D faceted shapes.

Main Results:

Nonisometric origami building blocks demonstrate predictable actuation behavior.
Integration of blocks leads to complex, robust, and predictable 3D shapes.
A rich design landscape for nematic elastomer actuation is experimentally realized.

Conclusions:

The developed framework provides an engineering design principle for programming complex 3D shapes.
This approach enables on-demand fabrication of arbitrarily complex three-dimensional structures using nematic elastomers.