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Special Events

SHORT COURSE

Sunday September 8
1:00PM–4:30PM, Rye, Level 3
Instructor: Suyi Li

Course Title: Mechanics Under the Fold: How to Use Origami to Architect Desirable Material and Structural Properties

Description:
Since their creation many centuries ago, origami has gone through explosive evolutions in its beauty and complexity. The seemingly infinite possibilities
of developing 3D geometries via folding have inspired many deployable systems that are starting to shape our modern lives. However, current state
of the art primarily focuses on exploiting the kinematics (or geometry) of folding without considering the elastic deformations or dynamic responses.
Therefore, we are just scratching the surface of the potential offered by infusing this inspiring ancient art into engineered systems.

This short course aims to teach the fundamentals of an emerging domain: folding-induced mechanics and dynamics. That is, how to use the intricate
origami geometry to architect desirable and nonlinear mechanical properties like negative Poisson’s ratio, negative stiffness, and multi-stability. We will
discuss how to formulate reduced-order mechanics models for the origami structures and explore how these folding-induced properties can apply to
mechanical metamaterials, adaptive structures, and soft robots.

This short course includes different modules, including short presentations, hands-on folding exercises, numerical modeling tutorials, and poster
sessions with questions and answers.

Learning Outcomes
The audience will get a chance to

• Obtain a big picture overview of the history and future of origami engineering
• Understand the fundamentals in folding-induced mechanics and dynamics
• Practice folding, both hands-on and using numerical simulation
• Explore potential research ideas and foster future collaborations

Intended Audience
The attendees of ASME SMASIS2019 conference, including faculty, industry experts, graduate students, and senior undergraduate students, are the
intended audience.

Course Level
The attendees are expected to have at least a senior undergraduate level of expertise in solid mechanics and system dynamics.

Course Length
Half day (3.5 hours)

Biography
This course will be taught by Dr. Suyi Li from Clemson University. Dr. Suyi Li is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Clemson University.
He received his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan in 2014. After spending two additional years at Michigan as a postdoctoral research fellow, he moved
to Clemson in 2016 and established a research group on dynamic matters. His technical interests are in origami-inspired adaptive structures, multi-
functional mechanical metamaterials, and bio-inspired robotics. Within less than four years at Clemson, Dr. Li has secured close to two million dollars of
research funding from NSF, including the prestigious CAREER award. His paper on fluidic origami received the Best Paper Award by the ASME Branch of
Adaptive Structures and Material Systems.

Additional Comments
It is recommended, but not required, to have a laptop with a MATLAB license to take full advantage of the hands-on portion of the tutorial.

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