GE Fenci
Biomimetic approach for the creation of a deployable structure based on the blooming of the Morning Glory flower
Fenci, GE; Currie, NGR; Weekes, L
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Abstract
This research project proposes the design of a freestanding, biomimetically inspired, deployable canopy. Nature inspires the structure in terms of mechanism and shape, allowing for the creation of a lightweight, multifunctional, and efficient deployable awning. A review of the key features characterising deployable structures along with an in depth investigation into the biological world created the rationale for the modelling of a foldable structure inspired by the blooming of a Morning Glory flower (Ipomea Violacea). By providing controls for each of the degrees of freedom in the system with hydraulic rams, the geometry was frozen at set deployment stages and a time-stepped analysis was created based on pseudo-static principles, showing the structure at various stages of deployment. The freezing of the structure allowed a parametric investigation of the most suitable deployment sequence to minimise the deployment forces and associated quantities of steel.
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Fenci, G., Currie, N., & Weekes, L. (2015, August). Biomimetic approach for the creation of a deployable structure based on the blooming of the Morning Glory flower. Presented at International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) Symposium 2015 : Future Visions, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Presentation Conference Type | Other |
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Conference Name | International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) Symposium 2015 : Future Visions |
Conference Location | Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
Start Date | Aug 17, 2015 |
End Date | Aug 20, 2015 |
Publication Date | Aug 20, 2015 |
Deposit Date | Jun 1, 2018 |
Publisher URL | http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iass/piass/2015/00002015/00000006/art00009#expand/collapse |
Related Public URLs | http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iass/piass |
Additional Information | Event Type : Conference |
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