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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.'
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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: IASS Symposium 2019 -
60th Anniversary Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial
Structures; Structural Membranes 2019 - 9th International Conference on Textile
Composites and Inflatable Structures, FORM and FORCE. International Center
for Numerical Methods in Engineering; 2019:509-515.'
apa: '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. In IASS Symposium 2019 - 60th Anniversary Symposium of
the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures; Structural Membranes
2019 - 9th International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures,
FORM and FORCE (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 IASS Symposium 2019 -
60th Anniversary Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial
Structures; Structural Membranes 2019 - 9th International Conference on Textile
Composites and Inflatable Structures, FORM and FORCE, 509–15. International
Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 2019.'
ieee: 'F. Laccone et al., “FlexMaps Pavilion: A twisted arc made of mesostructured
flat flexible panels,” in IASS Symposium 2019 - 60th Anniversary Symposium
of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures; Structural
Membranes 2019 - 9th International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable
Structures, FORM and FORCE, 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. IASS Symposium 2019 - 60th Anniversary Symposium of the International
Association for Shell and Spatial Structures; Structural Membranes 2019 - 9th
International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures, FORM
and FORCE. 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.” IASS Symposium 2019 - 60th Anniversary Symposium of
the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures; Structural Membranes
2019 - 9th International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures,
FORM and FORCE, 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:, IASS Symposium 2019 - 60th Anniversary Symposium of the International
Association for Shell and Spatial Structures; Structural Membranes 2019 - 9th
International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures, FORM
and FORCE, 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: 2023-09-08T11:21:54Z
day: '10'
department:
- _id: BeBi
external_id:
isi:
- '000563497600059'
isi: 1
language:
- iso: eng
month: '10'
oa_version: None
page: 509-515
publication: IASS Symposium 2019 - 60th Anniversary Symposium of the International
Association for Shell and Spatial Structures; Structural Membranes 2019 - 9th International
Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures, FORM and FORCE
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: c635000d-4b10-11ee-a964-aac5a93f6ac1
year: '2019'
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