Miura Map Folding and Unfolding

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The Miura map fold (aka Miura-ori) is an example of a rigid origami model (can be folded from sheet metal with hinges instead of crease lines) which has applications in solar panel design for space satellites. This Demonstration offers a proof, of sorts...

Contributed by: Thomas C. Hull

Category:

Education

Tags:

• wolfram
• mathematica
• demonstrations
• interactive
• visualization
• Miura
• map
• folding
• unfolding
• rigidity
• origami
• free
• math
• computer
• science