Exploring multistability in prismatic metamaterials through local actuation

So far, mostly 2D building blocks have been used to make origami-type multistable metamaterials that can keep their shape when deformed. Here, the authors introduce a local actuation strategy to explore the energy landscape of multistable metamaterials fabricated from 3D prismatic building blocks.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Agustin Iniguez-Rabago, Yun Li, Johannes T. B. Overvelde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13319-7