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Gaussian Vertex Prime Labeling of Some Graphs Obtained from Origami Models
Published in N. P. Shrimali, Nita H. Shah, Recent Advancements in Graph Theory, 2020
The Miura fold is a form of rigid origami(a branch of origami which is concerned with folding structures using flat rigid sheets joined by hinges). The Miura fold has a lot of practical applications. Let us see some of them for examples. Large solar panel arrays for space satellites in the Japanese space program have been Miura folded before launch and then spread out in space. Flat foldable furniture is another application. Miura fold has applications in surgical devices such as stents. Also University of Fribourg used this fold to stack hydrogel films, generating electricity similarly to electric eels.
A kinetic origami surfaces methodology
Published in Architectural Science Review, 2023
Filipa Crespo Osório, Alexandra Paio, Sancho Oliveira
There are some examples of the utilization of thick origami surfaces in a kinetic way, such as the kinetic façade of the Al Bahr Towers designed by AHR Architects in 2012. Then, there are examples in academic or small-scale contexts, such as the structure developed by Tachi (2011) that uses the Miura pattern, and surfaces created to enhance acoustics by modifying their configuration, such as the Tunable Sound Cloud created by the studio Fishtnk in 2010, Tessel created by David Lettellier also in 2010 or the Resonant Chamber by RVTR Architects with ARUP acoustics in 2012. Over the last 15 years, Matthew Gardiner has developed a series of ‘Oribotics’ which join origami and robotic technology in a series of folding flowers (Gardiner 2009, 2018). All these works demonstrate how is possible to create better performing architectural elements through the use of movement on its parts, more specifically by using rigid origami surfaces. At the same time, it is clear that these are complex geometries and that there are not yet many big-scale constructed examples that take advantage of its kinetic potential.