Detailed Description
Title
The Design of Transformable Origami-inspired Furniture
Department(s)
Mechanical Engineering
Creator(s)
Advisor(s)
Date of Original
5/22/2020
Physical Description
application/pdf
Description
Origami (from Japanese oru, to fold and kami, paper), is the ancient art of paper folding. Traditional origami usually involves only straight folds on a (square) planar piece of paper without tearing, cutting or gluing. Once folded, the origami constitutes a developable surface that can be unfolded as a flat plane. Though the traditional purpose of origami is rather recreational and artistic, with suitable origami geometry, engineers are able to create self-folding structures. Many origami design principals are applied in space systems, robotics, and small-scale devices that are self-assembling. Because of its ability to compactly store deployable structures, origami has proven to be a good design strategy for transformable furniture. Therefore, the objective of this senior project is to develop a systematic methodology for designing transformable furniture using origami structure. To accomplish this goal, I designed and manufactured a transformable origami structure that can be stored as a flat piece but folds into a chair.
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Steinmetz Symposium
Genre
instructional posters
Publisher of Digital Record
Union College Schaffer Library Digital Projects
Source
Union College Schaffer Library Special Collections
Contact Information
Union College Schaffer Library Special Collections, 807 Union St., Schenectady, NY 12308; 518-388-6620; https://www.union.edu/schaffer-library
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