The document discusses the history and modern applications of mathematical methods in origami. It describes how origami evolved from a traditional Japanese art form to a field that uses mathematical principles and algorithms. Modern origami artists now design complex 3D shapes and engineers use origami techniques to develop advanced technologies in fields like aerospace, biomedicine, and consumer electronics.
6. What Changed?
Math!
Two forms:
Origami Mathematics
number fields
constructibility
origami in higher dimensions, curved
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Computational Origami
computability
complexity
algorithms for design and simulation
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7. Basic Folds of Origami
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8. Crease Patterns
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9. Origami design
The fundamental equation:
given a desired subject, how do you fold a square to produce a
representation of the subject?
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18. Creases
The lines between the centers of touching circles are always
creases.
But there needs to be more. Fill in the polygons, but how?
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19. Divide and conquer
The creases divide the square into distinct polygons that correspond to
pieces of the stick figure.
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20. Molecules
Crease patterns that collapse a polygon so that its edges form a
stick figure are called bun-shi, or molecules (Meguro)
Different molecules are known from the origami literature.
Triangles have only one possible molecule.
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21. Quadrilateral molecules
There are two possible trees and several different molecules for a
quadrilateral.
Beyond 4 sides, the possibilities grow rapidly.
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22. Circles and Rivers
Pack circles, which represent all the body parts.
Fill in with molecular crease patterns.
Fold!
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24. Computer-Aided Origami Design
16 circles (flaps)
9 rivers (connections)
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51. Applications in the Real World
Mathematical origami has found many applications in solving real-
world technological problems, in:
Space exploration (telescopes, solar arrays, deployable antennas)
Automotive (air bag design)
Medicine (sterile wrappings, implants)
Consumer electronics (fold-up devices)
and more.
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52. Miura map-fold
A map of Venice
with one degree of
freedom
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53. Miura-Ori, by Koryo Miura
First origami in
space
Solar array, flew
in 1995
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55. 5-meter prototype
The 5-meter
prototype folds to
about 1.5 meter.
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56. Stents
Origami Stent graft developed by Zhong You (Oxford
University) and Kaori Kuribayashi
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57. Folding DNA
Paul Rothemund at Caltech
developed techniques to fold DNA
into origami shapes
Paul Rothemund, Folding DNA to create
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58. Origami5
Based on the 5th
International Conference on
Origami in Science,
Mathematics, and
Education (Singapore,
2010)
Next conference: Kobe,
Japan, 2014
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