3 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
Scale-coupling from kirigami cuts controls emergent mechanics in liquid crystal elastomers
M. Strugaru, M. Ly, Q. Martinet +2
Conventional materials derive their properties from microscopic composition and arrangement, whereas mechanical metamaterials are defined by mesoscopic structure rather than consti…
cs.RO2025
Computational Design and Fabrication of Modular Robots with Untethered Control
Manas Bhargava, Takefumi Hiraki, Malina Strugaru +5
Natural organisms utilize distributed actuation through their musculoskeletal systems to adapt their gait for traversing diverse terrains or to morph their bodies for varied tasks.…
cs.GR2024
Mesh Simplification For Unfolding
Manas Bhargava, Camille Schreck, Marco Freire +4
We present a computational approach for unfolding 3D shapes isometrically into the plane as a single patch without overlapping triangles. This is a hard, sometimes impossible, prob…