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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2021
Applicants:
Hanqing Jiang, Chandler, AZ (US);
Zirui Zhai, Tempe, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Hanqing Jiang, Chandler, AZ (US);
Zirui Zhai, Tempe, AZ (US);
Assignee:
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B63B 5/00 (2006.01); B63B 35/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/0033 (2013.01); B63B 5/00 (2013.01); B63B 35/00 (2013.01); B63B 2231/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A curved origami-based metamaterial includes a panel of material having a plurality of curved creases each disposed within a plane of the panel. The panel is configured to be folded along one of the plurality of creases, and the panel is also configured to be bent about an axis disposed outside the plane of the panel. Stiffness manipulation is configured to be achieved in situ by activating a different one of the plurality of curved creases.