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Dimple-Encoded Reprogrammable Origami
Qun Zhang, Weicheng Huang, Amir Hajiyavand +4
Programmable folding of elastic sheets typically relies on predefined flexible creases or active materials-enabled hinges, which lack intrinsic bistability and limit reprogrammabil…
Inverse Elastica: A Theoretical Framework for Inverse Design of Morphing Slender Structures
JiaHao Li, Weicheng Huang, YinBo Zhu +4
Inverse design of morphing slender structures with programmable curvature has significant applications in various engineering fields. Most existing studies formulate it as an optim…
A tutorial on simulating nonlinear behaviors of flexible structures with the discrete differential geometry (DDG) method
Weicheng Huang, Zhuonan Hao, Jiahao Li +6
Flexible elastic structures, such as beams, rods, ribbons, plates, and shells, exhibit complex nonlinear dynamical behaviors that are central to a wide range of engineering and sci…
Simplified discrete model for axisymmetric dielectric elastomer membranes with robotic applications
Zhaowei Liu, Mingchao Liu, K. Jimmy Hsia +2
Soft robots utilizing inflatable dielectric membranes can realize intricate functionalities through the application of non-mechanical fields. However, given the current limitations…
Discrete differential geometry-based model for nonlinear analysis of axisymmetric shells
Weicheng Huang, Tianzhen Liu, Zhaowei Liu +4
In this paper, we propose a novel one-dimensional (1D) discrete differential geometry (DDG)-based numerical method for geometrically nonlinear mechanics analysis (e.g., buckling an…