Programming developable surfaces using multilayer inflatables
We present a novel type of inflatable structure, made of three stacked membranes forming inflatable bilayers, consisting of staggered cylindrical or conical tubes. Our structures are fabricated flat using a quasi-inextensible material and bend out-of-plane when the two networks of tubular chambers are inflated to the same pressure. We program the local curvature of the structure by locally adjusting the width of the welding lines used to seal each pair of membranes.
Authors
- Mélina Skouras (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4446-4389)
- Nathan Vani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7775-4658)
- Étienne Reyssat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3401-0111)
- José Bico (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3872-1239)
- Ofir Mirkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0422-8925)
Institutions
- Institut polytechnique de Grenoble (FR)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (FR)
- Sorbonne Université (FR)
- Sorbonne Paris Cité (FR)
- Centre Inria de l'Université Grenoble Alpes (FR)
- Laboratoire Jean Kuntzmann (FR)
- Université Grenoble Alpes (FR)
- ESPCI Paris (FR)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1145/3745778.3766669
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Materials and Mechanics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.71