THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF MY RESEARCH ARE TO STUDY THE APPLICATION OF 3D DEPLOYABLE ORIGAMI STRUCTURES IN SPACE. THE STUDY OF ORIGAMI HAS PRODUCED MANY INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND MODELS THAT HAVE DIRECT APPLICATION TO THE DESIGN OF THICK DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURES IN SPACE SUCH AS SOLAR PANELS [1]. HOWEVER THE USE OF DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURES FACES SEVERAL CHALLENGES THAT MUST BE CONSIDERED. SOME OF THESE CHALLENGESINCLUDE DESIGNING STRUCTURES THAT CAN PROVIDE THE NEEDED FOLDING MOTION AS WELL AS DEALING WITH VIBRATION IN FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES. SPECIFICALLY MY WORK WILL FOCUS ON THREE MAJOR AREAS:1.CREATING RIGID FOLDABILITY2.SURROGATE FOLDS AND RIGID FOLDABILITY3.VIBRATION OF DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURES
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