Paper Info
Title
4DMesh: 4D Printing Morphing Non-Developable Mesh Surfaces.
Abstract
We present 4DMesh, a method of combining shrinking and bending thermoplastic actuators with customized geometric algorithms to 4D print and morph centimeter- to meter-sized functional non-developable surfaces. We will share two end-to-end inverse design algorithms. With our tools, users can input CAD models of target surfaces and produce respective printable files. The flat sheet printed can morph into target surfaces when triggered by heat. This system saves shipping and packaging costs, in addition to enabling customizability for the design of relatively large non-developable structures. We designed a few functional artifacts to leverage the advantage of non-developable surfaces for their unique functionalities in aesthetics, mechanical strength, geometric ergonomics and other functionalities. In addition, we demonstrated how this technique can potentially be adapted to customize molds for industrial parts (e.g., car, boat, etc.) in the future.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.1145/3242587.3242625
UIST '18: The 31st Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology Berlin Germany October, 2018
Keywords
Field
DocType
4D printing, 3D printing, shape changing interfaces, non-developable surface, mesh surface, morphing, self-folding, self-assembly
Mechanical strength,CAD,Morphing,Computer graphics (images),Computer science,Bending,Human–computer interaction,3D printing,Actuator
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
978-1-4503-5948-1
1
0.35
References 
Authors
11
8
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Guanyun Wang18319.25
Humphrey Yang294.96
Zeyu Yan311.37
Nurcan Gecer Ulu421.04
Ye Tao53011.69
Jianzhe Gu6105.65
Levent Burak Kara746933.18
Lining Yao825131.54