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PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES
Volume 360, Issue 1791, Pages 227-238Publisher
ROYAL SOC
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2001.0928
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Miura-Ori; leaf opening; folding structure; deployable structure; reflector dish; solar panel
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A simple model of deploying tree leaves is assembled in different arrangements to produce polygonal foldable membranes for use as deployable structures. One family of folding patterns exhibits a small strain mechanism, which is investigated. Variations on the basic arrangements can be used to fold membranes with a discretized curvature.
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