“2D or not 2D”: Shape-programming polymer sheets

Y Liu, J Genzer, MD Dickey - Progress in Polymer Science, 2016 - Elsevier
This review summarizes progress toward programming two-dimensional (2D) polymer
sheets which respond to a variety of external stimuli to form three-dimensional (3D) shapes …

A survey on the mechanical design for piezo-actuated compliant micro-positioning stages

B Ding, X Li, C Li, Y Li, SC Chen - Review of Scientific Instruments, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
This paper presents a comprehensive review of mechanical design and synthesis methods
for piezo-actuated compliant micro-positioning stages, which play an important role in areas …

Waterbomb base: a symmetric single-vertex bistable origami mechanism

BH Hanna, JM Lund, RJ Lang… - Smart Materials and …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
The origami waterbomb base is a single-vertex bistable origami mechanism that has unique
properties which may prove useful in a variety of applications. It also shows promise as a …

Embedded 3D printing of UV-curable thermosetting composites with continuous fiber

Y Ding, AX Gracego, Y Wang, G Dong, ML Dunn… - Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Extrusion-based 3D printing methods with in-nozzle impregnation mechanisms have been
extensively employed in the fabrication of continuous fiber composites. This study presents …

Bistable mechanisms for space applications

SA Zirbel, KA Tolman, BP Trease, LL Howell - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Compliant bistable mechanisms are monolithic devices with two stable equilibrium positions
separated by an unstable equilibrium position. They show promise in space applications as …

Castable bulk metallic glass strain wave gears: towards decreasing the cost of high-performance robotics

DC Hofmann, R Polit-Casillas, SN Roberts… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The use of bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) as the flexspline in strain wave gears (SWGs), also
known as harmonic drives, is presented. SWGs are unique, ultra-precision gearboxes that …

Curved-folding-inspired deployable compliant rolling-contact element (D-CORE)

TG Nelson, RJ Lang, SP Magleby, LL Howell - Mechanism and Machine …, 2016 - Elsevier
This work describes a deployable compliant rolling-contact element joint (D-CORE joint) that
employs curved-folding origami techniques to enable transition from a flat to deployed state …

Facilitating deployable mechanisms and structures via developable lamina emergent arrays

TG Nelson, RJ Lang… - Journal of …, 2016 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
A method is presented utilizing networks of lamina emergent joints, known as lamina
emergent arrays, to accommodate large-curvature developable structures suited to …

Membrane-enhanced lamina emergent torsional joints for surrogate folds

G Chen, SP Magleby, LL Howell - Journal of …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Lamina emergent compliant mechanisms (including origami-adapted compliant
mechanisms) are mechanical devices that can be fabricated from a planar material (a …

Enhanced mechanical properties of additively manufactured bulk metallic glasses produced through laser foil printing from continuous sheetmetal feedstock

P Bordeenithikasem, Y Shen, HL Tsai… - Additive Manufacturing, 2018 - Elsevier
Metal additive manufacturing (AM) is a rapidly growing field aimed to produce high-
performance net-shaped parts. Therefore, bulk metallic glasses (BMGs), known for their …