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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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Designing symmetric derivatives of the miura-ori

Pooya SarehSimon D. Guest

pp. 233-241

Abstract

The Miura fold pattern, or the Miura-ori, is a flat-foldable origami tessellation with a wide range of engineering applications. In particular, the Miura-ori has been applied to the folding of deployable structures for various architectural applications, e.g. folding roofs and shelters. In recent years, researchers have proposed variations on the Miura-ori which change both geometry and functionality of the pattern.We introduce a framework for the symmetric generalisation of the Miura-ori. We study the Miura crease pattern as a "pmg" wallpaper pattern. We reduce the symmetry of the Miura-ori to obtain new patterns while preserving the flat-foldability condition at each node. We conclude that we are able to use the Miura-ori to systematically design a variety of novel patterns, through appropriate design variations on the original pattern.

Publication details

Published in:

Block Philippe, Knippers Jan, Wang Wenping (2015) Advances in architectural geometry 2014. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 233-241

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-11418-7_15

Full citation:

Sareh Pooya, Guest Simon D. (2015) „Designing symmetric derivatives of the miura-ori“, In: P. Block, J. Knippers & W. Wang (eds.), Advances in architectural geometry 2014, Dordrecht, Springer, 233–241.