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. This is a unique crossover of art and culture and. Single degree of freedom rigidly foldable origami flashers. 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.

Brian trease at nasa s jet propulsion laboratory has been thinking about how it could be used in spacecraft. Amanda kae fronk ba 09. Byu engineers hope to help back pain. Zirbel shannon a et al.

Solar power origami style nasa. How origami is inspiring scientific creativity. 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. Trease researchers from brigham young university and origami expert robert lang have created working prototypes of the origami solar panels.

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. Air force to research engineering applications of origami. Byu engineers have teamed up with a world renowned origami expert to solve one of space exploration s greatest and most ironic problems. Byu designed solar arrays inspired by origami.

Accommodating thickness in origami based deployable arrays journal of mechanical design 135 11 2013. Lang robert j spencer magleby and larry howell. 156 panels cover zirbel s solar array to which solar cells are affixed. Origami has been a hot topic in technology recently.

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.