Abstract
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.
Keywords
3D Printing, Kirigami, Origami, Reconfiguration
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Mechanical Engineering
First Advisor
Karthik Ramani
Second Advisor
Raymond Cipra
Committee Member 1
David Cappelleri
Committee Member 2
C. S. George Lee
Date of Award
January 2015
Recommended Citation
Gao, Wei, "Enabling New Functionally Embedded Mechanical Systems Via Cutting, Folding, and 3D Printing" (2015). Open Access Dissertations. 1300.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/1300