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Smooth Triaxial Weaving with Naturally Curved Ribbons

Baek, Changyeob
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Martin, Alison G.
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Poincloux, Samuel  
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August 31, 2021
Physical Review Letters

Triaxial weaving is a handicraft technique that has long been used to create curved structures using initially straight and flat ribbons. Weavers typically introduce discrete topological defects to produce nonzero Gaussian curvature, albeit with faceted surfaces. We demonstrate that, by tuning the in-plane curvature of the ribbons, the integrated Gaussian curvature of the weave can be varied continuously, which is not feasible using traditional techniques. Further, we reveal that the shape of the physical unit cells is dictated solely by the in-plane geometry of the ribbons, not elasticity. Finally, we leverage the geometry-driven nature of triaxial weaving to design a set of ribbon profiles to weave smooth spherical, ellipsoidal, and toroidal structures.

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DOI
10.1103/PhysRevLett.127.104301
Web of Science ID

WOS:000692200800015

Author(s)
Baek, Changyeob
Martin, Alison G.
Poincloux, Samuel  
Chen, Tian  
Reis, Pedro M.  
Date Issued

2021-08-31

Publisher

AMER PHYSICAL SOC

Published in
Physical Review Letters
Volume

127

Issue

10

Article Number

104301

Subjects

Physics, Multidisciplinary

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