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Explicit kinematic equations for degree-4 rigid origami vertices, Euclidean and non-Euclidean
Riccardo Foschi1, Thomas C Hull2, Jason S Ku3
1Department of Architecture, University of Bologna, DA, Via Risorgimento 2, 40136 Bologna, Italy.
Abstract:
We derive algebraic equations for the folding angle relationships in completely general degree-4 rigid-foldable origami vertices, including both Euclidean (developable) and non-Euclidean cases. These equations in turn lead to elegant equations for the general developable degree-4 case. We compare our equations to previous results in the literature and provide two examples of how the equations can be used: in analyzing a family of square twist pouches with discrete configuration spaces, and for proving that a folding table design made with hyperbolic vertices has a single folding mode.
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