Lang's Universal Molecule Algorithm

John C. Bowers, Ileana Streinu

 

Contents

Origami Design

This page provides definitions and concepts of origami, and the origami design problem.

Origami Design

Lang's TreeMaker Algorithm

This page provides a very brief overview of Lang's TreeMaker algorithm.

Lang's TreeMaker Algorithm

Lang's Universal Molecule Algorithm

An explanation of Lang's Universal Molecule Algorithm with a 2D and 3D visualization demo.

Launch the 2D demo.
Launch the 3D demo. (note: requires applet access to the graphics card.)

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Lang's Universal Molecule Algorithm

The Foldability Question

Are origami molecules foldable?

On this page we investigate the rigid foldability of the universal molecules obtained by Lang's Universal Molecule Algorithm.

Is this rigidly foldable?



Research funded by by CCF-1016988 and a DARPA "23 Mathematical Challenges" grant, under "Algorithmic Origami and Biology" and by an NSF Graduate Fellowship.