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_id: '9261'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: 'Bending-active structures are able to efficiently produce complex curved
    shapes starting from flat panels. The desired deformation of the panels derives
    from the proper selection of their elastic properties. Optimized panels, called
    FlexMaps, are designed such that, once they are bent and assembled, the resulting
    static equilibrium configuration matches a desired input 3D shape. The FlexMaps
    elastic properties are controlled by locally varying spiraling geometric mesostructures,
    which are optimized in size and shape to match the global curvature (i.e., bending
    requests) of the target shape. The design pipeline starts from a quad mesh representing
    the input 3D shape, which defines the edge size and the total amount of spirals:
    every quad will embed one spiral. Then, an optimization algorithm tunes the geometry
    of the spirals by using a simplified pre-computed rod model. This rod model is
    derived from a non-linear regression algorithm which approximates the non-linear
    behavior of solid FEM spiral models subject to hundreds of load combinations.
    This innovative pipeline has been applied to the project of a lightweight plywood
    pavilion named FlexMaps Pavilion, which is a single-layer piecewise twisted arc
    that fits a bounding box of 3.90x3.96x3.25 meters.'
article_processing_charge: No
author:
- first_name: Francesco
  full_name: Laccone, Francesco
  last_name: Laccone
- first_name: Luigi
  full_name: Malomo, Luigi
  last_name: Malomo
- first_name: Jesus
  full_name: Perez Rodriguez, Jesus
  id: 2DC83906-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Perez Rodriguez
- first_name: Nico
  full_name: Pietroni, Nico
  last_name: Pietroni
- first_name: Federico
  full_name: Ponchio, Federico
  last_name: Ponchio
- first_name: Bernd
  full_name: Bickel, Bernd
  id: 49876194-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Bickel
  orcid: 0000-0001-6511-9385
- first_name: Paolo
  full_name: Cignoni, Paolo
  last_name: Cignoni
citation:
  ama: 'Laccone F, Malomo L, Perez Rodriguez J, et al. FlexMaps Pavilion: A twisted
    arc made of mesostructured flat flexible panels. In: <i>60th Anniversary Symposium
    of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures</i>. International
    Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering; 2019:509-515.'
  apa: 'Laccone, F., Malomo, L., Perez Rodriguez, J., Pietroni, N., Ponchio, F., Bickel,
    B., &#38; Cignoni, P. (2019). FlexMaps Pavilion: A twisted arc made of mesostructured
    flat flexible panels. In <i>60th Anniversary Symposium of the International Association
    for Shell and Spatial Structures</i> (pp. 509–515). Barcelona, Spain: International
    Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering.'
  chicago: 'Laccone, Francesco, Luigi Malomo, Jesus Perez Rodriguez, Nico Pietroni,
    Federico Ponchio, Bernd Bickel, and Paolo Cignoni. “FlexMaps Pavilion: A Twisted
    Arc Made of Mesostructured Flat Flexible Panels.” In <i>60th Anniversary Symposium
    of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures</i>, 509–15.
    International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 2019.'
  ieee: 'F. Laccone <i>et al.</i>, “FlexMaps Pavilion: A twisted arc made of mesostructured
    flat flexible panels,” in <i>60th Anniversary Symposium of the International Association
    for Shell and Spatial Structures</i>, Barcelona, Spain, 2019, pp. 509–515.'
  ista: 'Laccone F, Malomo L, Perez Rodriguez J, Pietroni N, Ponchio F, Bickel B,
    Cignoni P. 2019. FlexMaps Pavilion: A twisted arc made of mesostructured flat
    flexible panels. 60th Anniversary Symposium of the International Association for
    Shell and Spatial Structures. IASS: International Association for Shell and Spatial
    Structures, 509–515.'
  mla: 'Laccone, Francesco, et al. “FlexMaps Pavilion: A Twisted Arc Made of Mesostructured
    Flat Flexible Panels.” <i>60th Anniversary Symposium of the International Association
    for Shell and Spatial Structures</i>, International Center for Numerical Methods
    in Engineering, 2019, pp. 509–15.'
  short: F. Laccone, L. Malomo, J. Perez Rodriguez, N. Pietroni, F. Ponchio, B. Bickel,
    P. Cignoni, in:, 60th Anniversary Symposium of the International Association for
    Shell and Spatial Structures, International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering,
    2019, pp. 509–515.
conference:
  end_date: 2019-10-10
  location: Barcelona, Spain
  name: 'IASS: International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures'
  start_date: 2019-10-07
date_created: 2021-03-21T23:01:21Z
date_published: 2019-10-10T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-08-12T11:11:20Z
day: '10'
department:
- _id: BeBi
external_id:
  isi:
  - '000563497600059'
isi: 1
language:
- iso: eng
month: '10'
oa_version: None
page: 509-515
publication: 60th Anniversary Symposium of the International Association for Shell
  and Spatial Structures
publication_identifier:
  isbn:
  - '9788412110104'
  issn:
  - 2518-6582
publication_status: published
publisher: International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: 'FlexMaps Pavilion: A twisted arc made of mesostructured flat flexible panels'
type: conference
user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
year: '2019'
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