After five years of research and several hours spent folding paper, BYU professors are presenting origami-inspired technology to NASA and the U.S. Air Force.
<p>PROVO — After five years of research and several hours spent folding paper, BYU professors are presenting origami-inspired technology to NASA and the U.
S. Air Force.</p><p>The prototype is a foldable antenna and telescope that can be deployed on spacecraft and permanently opened to enhance satellite systems.</p><p>"These systems represent a whole sequence of small inspirations that led to innovations," professor Spencer Magleby said.</p><p>Magleby and Larry Howell led the yearslong research at BYU's Compliant Mechanisms Research lab, aiming to create a better way to transport satellite systems into space.</p><p>"What we've designed is the most complex system we have ever done," Magleby said in a statement.</p><p>The final product utilized techniques from two origami designs that researchers adapted to ensure the compact design had automatic deployment and long-term stability. The team first experimented with origami designs on thin paper before switching to thicker materials while adjusting for increased stability, <a href="https://news.byu.edu/intellect/origami-inspired-space-tech-byu-mechanical-engineers-create-deployable-systems-for-nasa-and-u-s-air-force" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the university said</a>.</p><p>"It's just so fun to be able to see something going from a paper to space," graduate student Katie Varela
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