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In this research, the folding and unfolding of maple leaves were investigated. Maple leaves basically have a fan-type bellows pattern. Based on measurements taken from maple leaves, a number of numerical models of a leaf were constructed to simulate the fan-type unfolding of maple leaves. The locations of the leaf elements and the creases during unfolding were calculated by vector analysis. Changes of the folded leaf area and of the energy required during unfolding of leaves were also examined.
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Kobayashi, H., Daimaruya, M., Vincent, J.F.V. (2000). Folding/Unfolding Manner of Tree Leaves as a Deployable Structure. In: Pellegrino, S., Guest, S.D. (eds) IUTAM-IASS Symposium on Deployable Structures: Theory and Applications. Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 80. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9514-8_23
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