Programming developable surfaces using multilayer inflatables
Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: We present a novel type of inflatable structure, made of three stacked membranes forming inflatable bilayers, consisting of staggered cylindrical or conical tubes. Our structures are fabricated flat using a quasi-inextensible material and bend out-of-plane when the two networks of tubular chambers are inflated to the same pressure. We program the local curvature of the structure by locally adjusting the width of the welding lines used to seal each pair of membranes.
Institutions: Institut polytechnique de Grenoble, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique, Laboratoire Jean Kuntzmann, Université Paris Cité, Université Paris Sciences et Lettres, Physique et Mécanique des Milieux Hétérogènes, ESPCI Paris
Language: English
Subfield: Mechanical Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Funder: Agence Nationale de la Recherche
OpenAlex ID: W4416200170