Self-foldable origami reflector antenna enabled by shape memory polymer actuation

S Jape, M Garza, J Ruff, F Espinal… - Smart Materials and …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper presents the design, fabrication, and characterization of a self-foldable Active
Origami Reflector Antenna (AORA) of parabolic form. Self-folding of the AORA is enabled by …

Design and optimization of kirigami-inspired rotational parabolic deployable structures

Z Zhang, J Li, C Wang, C Guang, Y Ni… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Deployable structures designed through diverse methodologies have become crucial in
contemporary engineering applications. Despite their distinct advantages, the exploration of …

Origami antennas

SV Georgakopoulos, CL Zekios… - IEEE Open Journal …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The field of foldable and physically reconfigurable antennas has recently attracted
significant interest from diverse scientific communities, including researchers on antennas …

Origami-based auxetic tunable Helmholtz resonator for noise control

A Benouhiba, P Rougeot, N Andreff… - Smart Materials and …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
In this paper, we propose an origami-based auxetic tunable Helmholtz resonator by
controlling the volume of the cavity to allow a real-time tunability of the resonance frequency …

Reconfigurable surfaces employing linear-rotational and bistable-translational (LRBT) joints

Y Li, A Chandra, CJ Dorn, RJ Lang - International Journal of Solids and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Reconfigurable surfaces are useful in many applications. This paper proposes a type of
reconfigurable surfaces that consist of rigid elements (tiles) connected by novel compliant …

Origami-inspired frequency selective surface with fixed frequency response under folding

D Sessions, A Cook, K Fuchi, A Gillman, G Huff… - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
Filtering of electromagnetic signals is key for improved signal to noise ratios for a broad
class of devices. However, maintaining filter performance in systems undergoing large …

Programmable self-foldable films for origami-based manufacturing

D George, MJ Madou… - Smart Materials and …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Manufacturing of three-dimensional structures of millimeter and sub-millimeter sizes is
required in emerging applications in microelectronics, packaging, and particle entrapment …

Circularly‐polarised origami‐inspired folding patch antenna sub‐array

FA Espinal, GH Huff, S Pallampati… - IET Microwaves …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This work discusses the design of a microstrip patch antenna and its use as an orientation‐
agnostic radiator in an origami‐inspired folding antenna array. The antenna is based on a …

Precisely manipulated origami for consecutive frequency reconfigurable antennas

CX Liu, YJ Zhang, Y Li - Smart Materials and Structures, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Shape and function reconfigurable materials and structures are widely explored for their
unique merits. Since wireless communication devices are critical in cutting-edge …

Programmable single-layer polymer films for millimeter and sub-millimeter self-folding origami

D George, M Madou… - Active and passive smart …, 2020 - spiedigitallibrary.org
This paper presents a fabrication method for polymer films with programmable self-folding
behavior. The target shape of the films is provided as a polygonal mesh. The unfolding …