Big influence of small random imperfections in origami-based metamaterials

RSPA Miura Cover

Description

The foreground displays three origami sheets, under compressive load, folded from perfect and slightly misaligned Miura-ori patterns. The small geometric imperfections induced by the misalignment could have a big impact on the mechanical behavior of origami folded metamaterials. The background displays a perfect Miura-ori tessellation.

Movie #1: Big influence of small imperfections in origami metamaterials

Movie #2: Influence of small imperfections in origami metamaterials