Keywords
Copilot said: thickness accommodation, constant-thickness origami, volume efficiency, deployable structures, origami-inspired mechanisms, space deployable systems
Abstract
Thickness accommodation is one of the most significant challenges in creating an origami flasher array. If it is a membrane array, thickness accommodation is generally simpler as panel deformation allows the array to wrap about itself with relative ease. However, for rigid-panel arrays, thickness accommodation is considerably more complicated. This work develops thickness accommodation techniques that yield origami-inspired mechanisms of constant thickness and high-volume efficiency. In this paper, current methods for accommodating thickness in flashers are presented and issues associated with those methods are discussed. Two methods for accommodating thickness in flashers such that panels are constant thickness are proposed.
Original Publication Citation
Pruett, H., Magleby, S.P., Howell, L.L., “Constant Thickness Accommodation for Origami Flashers,” published in Origami8, Volume 1, Springer Nature, pp. 225-238, 2026. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-8664-3_16.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Howell, Larry L.; Pruett, H.; and Magleby, Spencer, "Constant Thickness Accommodation for Origami Flashers" (2026). Faculty Publications. 9650.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/9650
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2026
Publisher
Origami8, Volume 1, Springer Nature
Language
English
College
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering
Department
Mechanical Engineering
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