In this paper, a new foldable structure has been studied and designed drawing inspiration from the structure of a pollen grain of angiosperm. This structure is made by two materials: a more rigid upper part which works only in compression and a less rigid lower part which undergoes tensile stresses during operation and can be easily folded after its use. Numerical optimisation has been used in the design to reduce the volume of the structure.

Optimised Design of a Foldable Structure Bio-Inspired by the Structure of Pollen Grains / Corrado, N.; Surace, Cecilia; Pugno, N.. - (2013). (Intervento presentato al convegno WTC 2013 - 5th World Tribology Congress tenutosi a Torino nel September 8-13, 2013).

Optimised Design of a Foldable Structure Bio-Inspired by the Structure of Pollen Grains

SURACE, Cecilia;
2013

Abstract

In this paper, a new foldable structure has been studied and designed drawing inspiration from the structure of a pollen grain of angiosperm. This structure is made by two materials: a more rigid upper part which works only in compression and a less rigid lower part which undergoes tensile stresses during operation and can be easily folded after its use. Numerical optimisation has been used in the design to reduce the volume of the structure.
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