Deployable Structures Based on Buckling of Curved Beams Upon a Rotational Input |
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| Authors: | Saurabh Mhatre Elisa Boatti David Melancon Ahmad Zareei Maxime Dupont Martin Bechthold Katia Bertoldi |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Harvard Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138 USA;2. Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138 USA |
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| Abstract: | Inspired by the recent success of buckling-induced reconfigurable structures, a new class of deployable systems that harness buckling of curved beams upon a rotational input is proposed. First, experimental and numerical methods are combined to investigate the influence of the beam's geometric parameters on its non-linear response. Then, it is shown that a wide range of deployable architectures can be realized by combining curved beams. Finally, the proposed principles are used to build deployable furniture such as tables and lamp shades that are flat/compact for transportation and storage, require simple or no assembly, and can be expanded by applying a simple rotational input. |
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| Keywords: | buckling deployable structures pop-up mechanisms reconfigurable systems |
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