Byu Solar Panel Origami

Origami is a source of inspiration for byu mechanical engineers who are working with the national science foundation nasa jpl and origami master robert lang.

Byu solar panel origami.

For more information on the design of the solar panel see these publications. Working with nasa s jet propulsion laboratory a team of mechanical engineering students and faculty have designed a solar array that can be tightly compacted for launch and then deployed. Highly compressible origami bellows. Single degree of freedom rigidly foldable origami flashers.

Amanda kae fronk ba 09. 2 million was awarded to byu s compliant mechanisms research group of which zirbel is a part by the national science foundation and the u s. Byu designed solar arrays inspired by origami. This is a unique crossover of art and culture and.

Brian trease at nasa s jet propulsion laboratory has been thinking about how it could be used in spacecraft. Air force to research engineering applications of origami. How origami is inspiring scientific creativity. Byu engineers hope to help back pain.

Applying origami principles on rigid silicon solar panels a material considerably thicker than the paper used for the traditional japanese art the byu conceived solar array would unfold to. Trease researchers from brigham young university and origami expert robert lang have created working prototypes of the origami solar panels. Origami has been a hot topic in technology recently. Lang robert j spencer magleby and larry howell.

Applying origami principles on rigid silicon solar panels a material considerably thicker than the paper used for the traditional japanese art the byu conceived solar array would unfold to nearly 10 times its stored size. 156 panels cover zirbel s solar array to which solar cells are affixed. Byu engineers have teamed up with a world renowned origami expert to solve one of space exploration s greatest and most ironic problems. Rigidly foldable origami twists.

Solar power origami style nasa.