Fabrication of Origami Actuators
Project Description
This project focuses on the development of origami robots, which offer advantages over traditional robots in terms of size, weight, cost-effectiveness, scalability, and the ability to adapt their shape to specific tasks and environments. The goal is to explore various fabrication methods for creating origami actuators, including multi-material printing and laser cutting.
Supervisor
SCHARFF, Rob Bernardus Nicolaas
Quota
3
Course type
UROP1000
UROP1100
UROP2100
UROP3100
UROP3200
UROP4100
Applicant's Roles
We are looking for two students:
- Student 1 role:
Using CAD to design origami structures into fabricable files.
- Student 2 role:
- Tuning of the manufacturing equipment (e.g. laser cutter or 3D-printer) and potentially designing new plug-ins for streamlined and reliable manufacturing of the actuators.
- Student 1 role:
Using CAD to design origami structures into fabricable files.
- Student 2 role:
- Tuning of the manufacturing equipment (e.g. laser cutter or 3D-printer) and potentially designing new plug-ins for streamlined and reliable manufacturing of the actuators.
Applicant's Learning Objectives
Student 1:
- To apply modelling techniques and different manufacturing technologies to design the blueprint of the origami actuators.
Student 2:
- To acquire practical manufacturing skills such as the tuning of 3D-printing parameters to optimize the fabrication process.
- To apply modelling techniques and different manufacturing technologies to design the blueprint of the origami actuators.
Student 2:
- To acquire practical manufacturing skills such as the tuning of 3D-printing parameters to optimize the fabrication process.
Complexity of the project
Moderate