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With Respect To Each Other. The Strain Mismatch Is Created By: I)

Our hinges function through a mechanism of programmed strain mismatch between two layers, which causes constant curvature bending in the hinge region and rotation of the plates on either side by an angle of θ. This strain mismatch is created by stretching the hinge at an elevated temperature TH above the glass transition temperature Tg to a prescribed strain ε0, cooling it to a lower usage temperature TL below Tg while maintaining the strain, and then releasing the load, causing the hinge to bend to an angle θ due to entropic elasticity and shape memory effects. Heating the hinge back to TH returns it to its original flat shape.

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With Respect To Each Other. The Strain Mismatch Is Created By: I)

Our hinges function through a mechanism of programmed strain mismatch between two layers, which causes constant curvature bending in the hinge region and rotation of the plates on either side by an angle of θ. This strain mismatch is created by stretching the hinge at an elevated temperature TH above the glass transition temperature Tg to a prescribed strain ε0, cooling it to a lower usage temperature TL below Tg while maintaining the strain, and then releasing the load, causing the hinge to bend to an angle θ due to entropic elasticity and shape memory effects. Heating the hinge back to TH returns it to its original flat shape.

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Our hinges function via a mechanism of programmed strain mismatch

between the two layers that leads to constant curvature bending over
the hinge region, resulting in the plates on each side rotating an angle
of with respect to each other. The strain mismatch is created by: i)
stretching the hinge at an elevated programming temperature (TH , TH
> Tg ) to a prescribed strain (0 ), ii) cooling it to the usage temperature
(TL , TL < Tg ) while maintaining the strain 0, and then iii) releasing the
load. Upon releasing the mechanical constraint, the hinge bends to an
angle due to the combined effect of the entropic elasticity of the pure
matrix material lamina and the shape memory effect of the PAC
lamina. The hinge returns to its original flat shape after heating back to
TH .

TH = 70

TL = 25

Heat to get the original shape (Flat one)

Cool to get the required shape (Plane or tiger)

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