Axisymmetric blockfold origami: a non-flat-foldable Miura variant with self-locking mechanisms and enhanced stiffness

Axisymmetric Block Fold

Description

“Origami Gift Box:” The gift box contains an axisymmetric Miura origami (orange) and an axisymmetric blockfold origami (black), with their corresponding flat patterns on the side. See the article “Axisymmetric blockfold origami: A non-flat-foldable Miura variant with self-locking mechanisms and enhanced stiffness” by Professor Glaucio H. Paulino and Dr Xiangxin Dang, published in Proc. R. Soc. A (https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2023.0956).

Movie #1: Folding kinematics of axisymmetric blockfold