In this paper, the authors will present a new strategy combining folding and kirigami approaches, entitled slit-folding. Cutting slits and removing (or adding) material along foldlines leads to interesting results and new folding mechanisms. The study of the possible slits’ geometries and their relation to the adjacent foldlines allow for better control of these mechanisms that have a 3D minimal energy equilibrium state after stitching their seamlines. This paper will give an overview of this particular system.
Foschi, R., Maleczek, R., Mundilova, K., Nishimoto, S., Tachi, T. (2026). Slit-Folding — Actuating Curved Creases by Closing Tailored Openings. Singapore : Springer Nature [10.1007/978-981-96-8664-3_21].
Slit-Folding — Actuating Curved Creases by Closing Tailored Openings
Riccardo Foschi
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2026
Abstract
In this paper, the authors will present a new strategy combining folding and kirigami approaches, entitled slit-folding. Cutting slits and removing (or adding) material along foldlines leads to interesting results and new folding mechanisms. The study of the possible slits’ geometries and their relation to the adjacent foldlines allow for better control of these mechanisms that have a 3D minimal energy equilibrium state after stitching their seamlines. This paper will give an overview of this particular system.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
