Explicit kinematic equations for degree-4 rigid origami vertices, Euclidean and non-Euclidean

Phys Rev E. 2022 Nov;106(5-2):055001. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.106.055001.

Abstract

We derive algebraic equations for the folding angle relationships in completely general degree-4 rigid-foldable origami vertices, including both Euclidean (developable) and non-Euclidean cases. These equations in turn lead to elegant equations for the general developable degree-4 case. We compare our equations to previous results in the literature and provide two examples of how the equations can be used: in analyzing a family of square twist pouches with discrete configuration spaces, and for proving that a folding table design made with hyperbolic vertices has a single folding mode.