Engineered Structures & Materials
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Developable / Fully Collapsible Mechanisms
ID: 2018-045 A cylindrical shaft that conceals curved-links (developable) four-bar mechanisms that performs different tasks
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High-Performance Joints For High Accuracy And High Repeatability
ID: 2017-071
A membrane-enhanced lamina emergent torsion (M-LET) joint to constrain motion in undesired directions while not inhibiting the motion in the desired direction of the joint.
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Folding Rigid-Panel Using Computed-Surface Rolling-Contact Joints
ID: 2016-003 This invention allows for a folding mechanism with rigid panels to unfold to a planar flat position and then fold into a configuration where the panels are stacked parallel to one another and offset perpendicular to one another.
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A Technique For Folding Thick Rigid Materials
ID: 2013-085 A technique to design origami-inspired mechanisms using thick materials.
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