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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2023
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Yuqing Zhou, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Masato Tanaka, Nagoya, JP;
Yuyang Song, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Xianfeng David Gu, Plainview, NY (US);
Shikui Chen, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Zhou Zhao, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Lingfeng Gao, East-Setauket, NY (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
The Research Foundation for the State University of New York, Albany, NY (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to multiple three-dimensional (3D) structures formation from a network of circularly-packed structural elements. In one embodiment, a system includes a circularly-packed network of structural elements that form multiple 3D structures. Diameters of the structural elements define a shape of the 3D structures. The circularly-packed network is adaptable to form 1) a first 3D structure and 2) a second 3D structure with a different shape than the first 3D structure. The system also includes a set of joints that connect adjacent structural elements.