Design and application of batch tilting of plates to multiple angles using kirigami hinges

We developed a design to achieve the simultaneous tilting of structures to multiple angles by stretching. We focused on the tilting of plates using a kirigami hinge structure and proposed a method of connecting hinges with varying stiffness in series. To characterize the deformation of the kirigami...

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Main Authors: Taiki SUGIHARA, Satoshi IKEZAWA, Eiji IWASE
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Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2025-07-01
Series:Mechanical Engineering Journal
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/mej/12/4/12_25-00170/_pdf/-char/en
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description We developed a design to achieve the simultaneous tilting of structures to multiple angles by stretching. We focused on the tilting of plates using a kirigami hinge structure and proposed a method of connecting hinges with varying stiffness in series. To characterize the deformation of the kirigami hinge structure, we fabricated test pieces with varying cut line widths, hinge lengths, and beam widths and measured the relationship between load and tilt angle. The experimental results demonstrate that the tilting characteristics of a kirigami hinge structure under load vary with its geometric parameters. On the basis of experimental results, we fabricated a mechanism to simultaneously tilt nine flat plates to three different angles by varying the cut line width. Additionally, we fabricated a kirigami-hinged mirror array for an autostereoscopic display, which achieves a parallax effect by arranging two sets of mirrors with distinct tilt angles.
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spelling doaj-art-2d666fe09f4e4543b1c2d0630220270a2025-08-20T01:59:35ZengThe Japan Society of Mechanical EngineersMechanical Engineering Journal2187-97452025-07-0112425-0017025-0017010.1299/mej.25-00170mejDesign and application of batch tilting of plates to multiple angles using kirigami hingesTaiki SUGIHARA0Satoshi IKEZAWA1Eiji IWASE2Department of Applied Mechanics and Aerospace, Waseda UniversityWaseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda UniversityDepartment of Applied Mechanics and Aerospace, Waseda UniversityWe developed a design to achieve the simultaneous tilting of structures to multiple angles by stretching. We focused on the tilting of plates using a kirigami hinge structure and proposed a method of connecting hinges with varying stiffness in series. To characterize the deformation of the kirigami hinge structure, we fabricated test pieces with varying cut line widths, hinge lengths, and beam widths and measured the relationship between load and tilt angle. The experimental results demonstrate that the tilting characteristics of a kirigami hinge structure under load vary with its geometric parameters. On the basis of experimental results, we fabricated a mechanism to simultaneously tilt nine flat plates to three different angles by varying the cut line width. Additionally, we fabricated a kirigami-hinged mirror array for an autostereoscopic display, which achieves a parallax effect by arranging two sets of mirrors with distinct tilt angles.https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/mej/12/4/12_25-00170/_pdf/-char/enkirigami structurekirigami hingebatch tiltingout-of-plane deformationmechanical-metamaterials
spellingShingle Taiki SUGIHARA
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Design and application of batch tilting of plates to multiple angles using kirigami hinges
Mechanical Engineering Journal
kirigami structure
kirigami hinge
batch tilting
out-of-plane deformation
mechanical-metamaterials
title Design and application of batch tilting of plates to multiple angles using kirigami hinges
title_full Design and application of batch tilting of plates to multiple angles using kirigami hinges
title_fullStr Design and application of batch tilting of plates to multiple angles using kirigami hinges
title_full_unstemmed Design and application of batch tilting of plates to multiple angles using kirigami hinges
title_short Design and application of batch tilting of plates to multiple angles using kirigami hinges
title_sort design and application of batch tilting of plates to multiple angles using kirigami hinges
topic kirigami structure
kirigami hinge
batch tilting
out-of-plane deformation
mechanical-metamaterials
url https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/mej/12/4/12_25-00170/_pdf/-char/en
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