Totimorphic assemblies from neutrally stable units [Engineering]

Inspired by the quest for shape-shifting structures in a range of applications, we show how to create morphable structural materials using a neutrally stable unit cell as a building block. This unit cell is a self-stressed hinged structure with a one-parameter family of morphing motions that are all energetically equivalent....

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - October 14, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Gaurav Chaudhary, S. Ganga Prasath, Edward Soucy, L. Mahadevan Tags: Engineering Physical Sciences Source Type: research