Dynamic analysis of a cylindrical boom based on Miura origami
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Jianguo Cai; Ya Zhou; Xinyu Wang; Yixiang Xu; Jian Feng
- Source
- Steel and Composite Structures, An International Journal, 28(5), pp.607-615 Sep, 2018
- Subject
- 토목공학
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1598-6233
1229-9367
The dynamic behavior of the deployment and folding process of a foldable boom based on the Miura origami pattern is investigated in this paper. Firstly, mechanical behavior of a single storey during the motion is studied numerically. Then the deployment and folding of a multi-storey boom is discussed. Moreover, the influence of the geometry parameters and the number of Miura-ori elements n on the dynamic behavior of the boom is also studied. Finally, the influence of the imperfection on the dynamic behavior is investigated. The results show that the angles between the diagonal folds and horizontal folds will have great effect on the strains during the motion. A bistable configuration can be obtained by choosing proper fold angles for a given multi-storey boom. The influence of the imperfection on the folding behavior of the foldable mast is significant.