Deployable and Reconfigurable Structures
The ability for structures to change geometry in order to deliver a particular capability can be useful in a range of applications, including biomedical engineering, robotics, aerospace and civil applications. Deployable structures benefit from small volumes which can be stowed while in transit to the site of use, after which they are deployed to a new stable structure for application. Reconfigurable structures can dramatically alter their geometry in order to perform their required tasks.
This call for papers, leading to publication of a collection will publish research pushing forward the design, properties and practical applications of deployable and reconfigurable structures, including:
- Fundamental understanding e.g. kinematics, shape morphing, buckling, packing, folding and deployment
- Materials, design and realization, e.g. lightweight composites, inflatables, origami and kirigami techniques, computational design, actuation and hinge design
- Micro to macro scale
- Broad engineering application scope
Editors
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Maria Sakovsky
Stanford University, USA
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Pooya Sareh
University of Liverpool, UK
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Shunan Wu
Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU), China
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Zhong You
University of Cambridge, UK
