Keywords
kinematics, dynamics, control of mechanical systems, mechanism synthesis and analysis, mechanisms and robots, theoretical and computational kinematics, origami, deployables
Abstract
We present the mathematical construction of a deployable flasher pattern with near-uniform nonzero thickness in the deployed form and efficient face-to-face packing in the stowed form. We demonstrate its fabrication, deployment, and stowage. The results facilitate the design and manufacture of deployable systems with panels whose substantial thickness is dictated by the end application, with particular utility for space systems.
Original Publication Citation
Lang, R.J., Wing, D., Magleby, S.P., Howell, L.L., “Efficiently Stowed Flashers with Uniform-Thickness Panels Based on Non-Developable Origami,” Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, Vol. 18, 071006-1 to 071006-14, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4071896, 2026.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Howell, Larry L.; Lang, Robert J.; Magleby, Specer P.; and Wing, Davis, "Efficiently Stowed Flashers With Uniform-Thickness Panels Based on Non-Developable Origami" (2026). Faculty Publications. 9658.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/9658
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2026
Publisher
Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics
Language
English
College
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering
Department
Mechanical Engineering
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