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Deployable Structures Based on Buckling of Curved Beams Upon a Rotational Input (Adv. Funct. Mater. 35/2021)
Author(s) -
Mhatre Saurabh,
Boatti Elisa,
Melancon David,
Zareei Ahmad,
Dupont Maxime,
Bechthold Martin,
Bertoldi Katia
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.202170261
Subject(s) - materials science , leverage (statistics) , buckling , elasticity (physics) , structural engineering , mechanical engineering , nanotechnology , composite material , computer science , engineering , artificial intelligence
Deployable Structures In article number 2101144, Martin Bechthold, Katia Bertoldi, and co‐workers present a system of curved beams that leverage material elasticity and out‐of‐plane buckling to deploy from flat to diverse 3D configurations with a simple rotational input. The platform provides opportunities for the generation of functional, deployable systems (such as this variable lamp shade) that are low weight, compact, inexpensive, and easy to manufacture, and can be easily designed at different scales.