6.849 Geometric Folding Algorithms: Linkages, Origami, Polyhedra
6.849 Geometric Folding Algorithms: Linkages, Origami, Polyhedra (Fall 2012, MIT OCW). Instructor: Professor Erik Demaine. This course focuses on the algorithms for analyzing and designing geometric foldings. Topics include reconfiguration of foldable structures, linkages made from one-dimensional rods connected by hinges, folding two-dimensional paper (origami), and unfolding and folding three-dimensional polyhedra. Applications to architecture, robotics, manufacturing, and biology are also covered in this course. (from ocw.mit.edu)
| Lecture 04 - Efficient Origami Design |
This lecture continues to discuss the tree method and characterizing a uniaxial base. Another algorithm, Origamizer, is presented with introductory examples of folding a cube, checkerboard, and arbitrary polyhedra.
| Class 04 - Efficient Origami Design |
This lecture begins with folded examples produced by TreeMaker and Origamizer. Explanation of the triangulation algorithm, checkerboard folding, the Lang Universal Molecule, and Origamizer tucking molecules are offered.
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