STATIC ANALYSIS OF ORIGAMI STRUCTURAL MECHANICS DESIGN

Abstract

Origami patterns have gained significant attention in recent years due to their potential for constructing deployable and useful structures, including soft robotics, space solar panels, medicinal stents, mechanical metamaterials, and building blocks for structures. This objective of the project has two aims to investigate the mechanical behavior of two origami patterns, Miura-ori and Kresling structures. Initially, we look at the skilled in using Finite Element simulation software to analyze the folding and unfolding patterns of the Miura-ori pattern and identify the dominant deformation modes that affect the overall structural response under various loading conditions and mesh sizes. The information gained may then be utilized to improve the Miura-ori pattern's design for a variety of practical purposes. Secondly, we designed and analyzed the behavior of foldable and deployable Kresling structure origami patterns. We created and analysed a one-of-a-kind tubular-based kresling model that demonstrated the deployment of structures segment by segment while also analysing the mechanical behaviour. Using a kresling truss model with a shell cover on both the top and bottom, we constructed consistent kresling origami designs with varying polygon sizes in the same circular radius. Using Finite Element simulation software, we model the kresling structures and determine the motion characteristics of complex structures under different loading conditions. This research requires a range of skills, including proficiency in Finite Element simulation software, knowledge of mechanical properties, and the ability to design and analyze origami patterns. The findings of this research could have significant practical implications and contribute to the development of deployable and useful structures. We used FE simulation software to simulate the kresling structures and identify the kinematic motion characteristics of complicated structures under different loading circumstances to examine the mechanical properties of our kresling origami patterns. We were able to analyse the mechanical behaviour of our kresling origami designs and discover their distinct folding and unfolding capabilities by applying different boundary conditions to produce stress-generated shapes. We depicted the folding motion behaviour of tubular-based origami structures and analyse the effect of storage energy due to elastically driven structures with their axial and rotational displacement. Our findings suggest that uniform tubular-based origami structures can resist load once the system is fully deployed and make the rigid system. By exploring and analyzing the mechanical behavior of these origami patterns, we discover new insights and potential practical applications. Our findings indicate that origami structures have enormous promise for developing sophisticated and deployable structures for a wide range of applications. For example, these structures are used in architecture, aerospace, and medical engineering.