Origami structures are commonly constructed by folding a two-dimensional sheet according
to a given crease pattern. The existence of abundant crease patterns means that many three …

Multi-stable structures capable of rapid switching among different stable states have seen
applications in various fields such as energy absorption, mechanical computing, and soft …

Foldcore sandwich structures have aroused considerable research interests in the field of
aerospace engineering in recent years. While the Miura-based foldcores have been studied …

Cruciform structures have desirable energy absorption capacity. However, the engineering
application is limited by the difficulties in the manufacturing process. In this paper, a kirigami …

This thesis proposed a type of origami-inspired honeycombs for energy absorption. The
major findings of this thesis were as follows. First, a novel design of origami-inspired …