Origami Bellows

Then repeat this on the other side.

Origami bellows. This detailed tutorial explains each stage of creating a square bellows fold in order to provide enough understanding to scale the project up or down. Yoshimura pattern origami bellows freezes water from the air after immersion and cycling in liquid nitrogen. Francis dunne 3 mil bopet origami bellows yoshimura pattern is compressed by a socket in liquid nitrogen.

Step 1 fold a square piece of paper diagonally in both directions. Metal bellows are often used in space applications but frequently complicate spacecraft design. The creases should make an x in the paper 1 x research source feel free to add a design to the paper so it appears once it is folded step 2 fold the paper in half.

A free downloadable pattern accompanies the. Press down firmly on the folds 2 x research source. Origami based bellows capable of meeting design constraints while adequately shielding sensitive spacecraft parts may be advantageous to space mechanism design.