Deployable mechanisms have attracted much attention because of their potential in the
fields of aerospace. In this paper, novel basic units with good composability and deployable …

The end-effector is a key device for direct contact and operation between the operator and
the workpiece, and its mechanical structure will directly affect the quality of the machine and …

This paper proposes an approach to designing rigid origami flashers that can be deployed
onto curved-surface configurations. The method of designing planar origami flashers that …

Abstract Space deployable mechanism plays an important role in the orbital deployment and
stable support of the antenna reflection surface, which is an important component for the …

This paper proposes a geometric method via isosceles trapezoids or isosceles trapezoidal
prisms (ITP) to approximate a smooth planar curve or a cylinder. The method is then …

Many aspects of the agricultural industry such a field crop planting and harvesting and
chemical application in fruit crops have been employing mechanization and automation …

This paper presents a novel large-span two-fold deployable mechanism that is mainly
composed of a multi-point driving mechanism and a ring-shaped deployable mechanism …

This paper is to deal with the mechanism design problem for constructing deployable
polyhedral mechanisms on the basis of novel basic units with an additive-then-subtractive …

Deployable mechanisms play an increasingly crucial role in aerospace, yet their design still
faces challenges: 1) The folded height increases while its deployed height decreases, which …

Origami-based deployable structures are of great interest as they can be manufactured and
folded from thin flat sheets of material. However, the thin nature of origami panels results in a …