抄録
Guided-pin mechanisms for large space membranes are developed for the purpose of folding a tapered pattern precisely and folding a larger membrane using a smaller apparatus. The guided-pin, which applies displacement to the fold line, is introduced to the fold apparatus. To realize folding with the guided-pin, guided-pin mechanisms are designed, where a mixed spiral fold is employed as the target fold pattern. The guided-pin mechanisms are manufactured to perform fold experiments using the guided-pin. The experimental results show that a 5,000 mm-sized membrane can be completely and precisely folded by 1,400 mm-sized guided-pin mechanisms, and thus, the feasibility of folding using the guided-pin mechanisms is verified.
