<< Kirigami is a variation of origami that involves cutting and folding paper. But while kirigami traditionally uses two-dimensional materials, Yin (Jie Yin) applies the same principles to three-dimensional materials. The metamorphosis system starts with a single unit of 3D kirigami. Each unit can form multiple shapes in itself. But these units are also modular—they can be connected to form increasingly complex structures. Because the individual units themselves can form multiple shapes, and can connect to other units in multiple ways, the overall system is capable of forming a wide variety of architectures. >>
<< The system we've developed was inspired by metamorphosis, (..) With metamorphosis in nature, animals change their fundamental shape. We've created a class of materials that can be used to create structures that change their fundamental architecture. (..) Think of what you can build with conventional materials, (..) Now imagine what you can build when each basic building block is capable of transforming in multiple ways. (..) The metamorphosis kirigami system does not allow you to disassemble a structure, (..) And because the sides of each cubic unit are rigid and fixed at 90-degree angles, the assembled structure does not bend or flex very much. However, the finished structure is capable of transforming into different architectures.>> Jie Yin.️
Matt Shipman. Inspired by metamorphosis, researchers create materials for shape-shifting architecture. North Carolina State University. Sep 08, 2021.
Yanbin Li, Jie Yin. Metamorphosis of three-dimensional kirigami-inspired reconfigurable and reprogrammable architected matter. Materials Today Physics, 21, 100511. doi: 10.1016/ j.mtphys.2021.100511.
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Keywords: gst, origami, kirigami, architecture, bifurcation, metamorphosis, reconfigurability, reprogrammability.
