Enabling New Functionally Embedded Mechanical Systems Via Cutting, Folding, and 3D Printing

Traditional design tools and fabrication methods implicitly prevent mechanical engineers from encapsulating full functionalities such as mobility, transformation, sensing and actuation in the early design concept prototyping stage. Therefore, designers are forced to design, fabricate and assemble individual parts similar to conventional manufacturing, and iteratively create additional functionalities. This results in relatively high design iteration times and complex assembly strategies.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Mechanical Engineering

Year

2015

Author dc:creator

• Gao, Wei

Contributors dc:contributor

• Karthik Ramani
• Raymond Cipra
• David Cappelleri
• C. S. George Lee

• 3D Printing
• Kirigami
• Origami
• Reconfiguration

Repository record dc:identifier

https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/1300

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:docs.lib.purdue.edu:open_access_dissertations-2516