用几何统一建模让折纸结构从静态折叠变成可编程机器人。
From Folding Mechanics to Robotic Function: A Unified Modeling Framework for Compliant Origami
- 基于离散微分几何构建统一力学模型,融合刚性折叠与弹性变形
- 能准确模拟多稳态、非线性跳跃和动态响应等复杂行为
- 适合做智能折纸机器人的设计与控制,尤其擅长可重构系统
折纸启发的结构为轻量化、可重构、可编程的机器人系统提供了强大路径。然而,目前尚无统一的力学框架能无缝连接刚性折叠、弹性变形及稳定性驱动的转变。本文提出一种基于离散微分几何(DDG)的几何一致建模框架,将板片弹性与折痕旋转统一于单一变分形式中。通过在中边几何离散中直接嵌入折痕-板片耦合,该框架自然捕捉刚性折叠极限、分布弯曲、多稳态及非线性动态跃迁。此统一描述实现了对刚性与柔顺状态间稳定性与变形的可编程控制,使折纸结构可从静态折叠机制过渡为主动机器人模块。引入包含重力、接触、摩擦与磁驱动的隐式动力学公式,支持强耦合多物理场仿真。通过单折分支、可展开的Miura膜、双稳态Waterbomb单元及基于Kresling的爬行机器人等实例,展示了几何驱动力学如何直接决定机器人功能。本工作确立了离散微分几何作为智能折纸机器人设计的基础语言,实现预测建模、稳定性编程与力学引导的机器人驱动。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Origami inspired architectures offer a powerful route toward lightweight, reconfigurable, and programmable robotic systems. Yet, a unified mechanics framework capable of seamlessly bridging rigid folding, elastic deformation, and stability driven transitions in compliant origami remains lacking. Here, we introduce a geometry consistent modeling framework based on discrete differential geometry (DDG) that unifies panel elasticity and crease rotation within a single variational formulation. By embedding crease panel coupling directly into a mid edge geometric discretization, the framework naturally captures rigid folding limits, distributed bending, multistability, and nonlinear dynamic snap through within one mechanically consistent structure. This unified description enables programmable control of stability and deformation across rigid and compliant regimes, allowing origami structures to transition from static folding mechanisms to active robotic modules. An implicit dynamic formulation incorporating gravity, contact, friction, and magnetic actuation further supports strongly coupled multiphysics simulations. Through representative examples spanning single fold bifurcation, deployable Miura membranes, bistable Waterbomb modules, and Kresling based crawling robots, we demonstrate how geometry driven mechanics directly informs robotic functionality. This work establishes discrete differential geometry as a foundational design language for intelligent origami robotics, enabling predictive modeling, stability programming, and mechanics guided robotic actuation within a unified computational platform.
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