Augmented snap-through instability of folded strips
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| author | Marzin, Tom Venkateswaran, Barath Baroux, Thomas Brun, P. -T. |
| author_facet | Marzin, Tom Venkateswaran, Barath Baroux, Thomas Brun, P. -T. |
| contents | Bistability and snap-through instabilities are central to various mechanisms in nature and engineering, enabling rapid movement and large shape changes with minimal energy input. These phenomena are easily demonstrated by bending a piece of paper into an arch and rotating its edges until snapping occurs. In this Letter, we show that introducing a single crease in such a strip significantly alters its snapping properties. In particular, folded ribbons release much more energy than the regular, unfolded case, leading to faster snapping speeds. Through numerical simulations and theory, we rationalize our experimental observations. We leverage our findings to program the snapping behavior of folded ribbons, demonstrating how our results could find practical applications, e.g., in soft robotics. |
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| spellingShingle | Augmented snap-through instability of folded strips Marzin, Tom Venkateswaran, Barath Baroux, Thomas Brun, P. -T. Soft Condensed Matter Bistability and snap-through instabilities are central to various mechanisms in nature and engineering, enabling rapid movement and large shape changes with minimal energy input. These phenomena are easily demonstrated by bending a piece of paper into an arch and rotating its edges until snapping occurs. In this Letter, we show that introducing a single crease in such a strip significantly alters its snapping properties. In particular, folded ribbons release much more energy than the regular, unfolded case, leading to faster snapping speeds. Through numerical simulations and theory, we rationalize our experimental observations. We leverage our findings to program the snapping behavior of folded ribbons, demonstrating how our results could find practical applications, e.g., in soft robotics. |
| title | Augmented snap-through instability of folded strips |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.02402 |