An origami inspired spherical transformable metamaterial based on symmetry groups

Master thesis (2019)

Authors

I.R. Nuijts Mechanical Engineering

Contributors

F.G.J. Broeren Mechatronic Systems Design - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering (supervisor 1)
J.L. Herder Precision and Microsystems Engineering (supervisor 2)
V. van der Wijk Mechatronic Systems Design - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering (supervisor 2)
G. Smit Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering (supervisor 2)
Faculty
Mechanical Engineering
Copyright: © 2019 Ivar Nuijts
Metamaterials Origami Symmetry-groups Spherical symmetries
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Published Date

30-06-2019

Language

English

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Faculty

Mechanical Engineering

Abstract

This thesis presents a transformable metamaterial, inspired by origami. Generally, metamaterials are build up following the periodicity of Bravais lattices. This study aims to design a structure not following the Bravais lattices, but rather a different type of symmetry which tiles a sphere, in order to expand on current design studies. In this report the different types of spherical symmetries are discussed and the icosahedral symmetry group is used to design a theorical model. Then a prototype is designed and 3D-printed. Lastly the prototype is discussed and recommendations for further research are made.