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The following is a list of technical publications authored by CMR research staff. If the "Read more and download" link does not work, we do not have a link to the publication at this time.

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Many of the technical publications authored by the CMR researchers can be found on the Google Scholar profiles of the faculty:

Larry L. Howell
Spencer P. Magleby
Brian D. Jensen
Denise M. Halverson

Modeling and Analysis of Inter-Panel Slipping for the Design of Rolled Gossamer Arrays

Coleman, N., Sutton, J., Running, I., Magleby, S., Howell, L.L., ASME Journal of Mechanisms & Robotics, Vol. 17, 044505-1 to 044505-8, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4066901, 2025

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Compliant Stepped-Beam Analysis for Deployable Space Structures with Flexible Panels

Skinner, M., Geyser, A., Sargent, B., Magleby, S.P., Howell, L.L., ASME 2024 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Washington, D.C., Aug. 25-28, 2024, IDETC2024-142798.

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The Interior Contact-Aided Rolling Element (I-Core)

Orr, D., Jensen, A., Peterson, T., Bischoff, B., Taylor, L., Velasco, D., Fullwood, D., Howell, L.L., Bowden, A., ASME Journal of Mechanisms & Robotics, Vol. 17, 044501-1 to 044501-8, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4066851, 2025

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Origami Folding Pattern Development for Gossamer Structures

Running, I., Wright, C., Lang, R.J., Howell, L.L., Magleby, S.P., International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Vol. 285, 109780, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2024, 109780, 2025.

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Characterization of Magnetically Stabilized Hinges for Origami-Inspired Mechanisms

Pruett, H.T., Klocke, P., Howell, L.L., Magleby, S.P., Royal Society Philosophical Transactions A, 382: 20240008, https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2024.0008, 2024

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The Surrogate Fold Catalog: A Design Tool for Origami-Inspired Mechanical Systems

Running, I, Ramsdell, P., Wright, C., Magleby, S., Howell, L.L., Proceedings of the 2024 6th International Conference on Reconfigurable Mechanisms and Robots (ReMAR), Chicago, IL., Jun 23-26, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1109/REMAR61031.2024.10617577, 2024.

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Methodology for Designing and Improving Novel Kirigami Patterns using the Hamiltonian Circuit Framework

Coleman, N., Magleby, S.P., Halverson, D., You, Z., Howell, L.L., Proceedings of the 2024 6th International Conference on Reconfigurable Mechanisms and Robots (ReMAR), Chicago, IL., Jun 23-26, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1109/REMAR61031.2024.10617761

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Expanding Research Impact through Engaging the Maker Community and Collaborating with Digital Content Creators

Sheffield, J.L., Parkinson, B., Bascom, A., Bateman, T., Magleby, S.P., Howell, L.L., “Expanding Research Impact through Engaging the Maker Community and Collaborating with Digital Content Creators,” PLOS ONE, 19(5), e0302449, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0302449, 2024.

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Ultra-compact Orthoplanar Spring via Euler-spiral Flexures

Sutton, J., Ynchausti, C., Dahl, K., Magleby, S.P., Howell, L.L., Jensen, B.D., Machines, Vol. 12, No. 4, 273; https://doi.org/10.3390/machines120402732, 2024.

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The KIHM-9: A Self-Deploying Picosat Holographic Metasurface Antenna Array Design

Coleman, N., Skinner, M., Ynchausti, C., Biswas, A., Zekios, C.L., Georgakopoulas, S.V., Magleby, S., Howell, LL., Aerospace Research Central, https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2024-1429, 2024.

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Leveraging Compliance to Design a Minimally Invasive, Expandable Interbody Cage Capable of Customized Anatomical Fit for Spinal Fusion Surgery

Orr, D.J., Payne, C., Jones, H., Anderson, J., Sperry, A., Sargent, B., Frankel, B.M., Howell, L.L., Bowden, A.E., Journal of Medical Devices, Vol. 18, No. 1, 011001-(8 pages), https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4064963, 2024.

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Embedded Linear-Motion Developable Mechanisms on Cylindrical Developable Surfaces

Sheffield, J.L., Sargent, B., and Howell, L.L., Journal of Mechanisms & Robotics, Vol. 16, 015001-1 to 015001-11, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4062133, 2024.

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Mechanical Actuation via Resorbable Materials

Parkinson, B., Sargent, B., Roubicek, C., Magleby, S., Garcia, V., Howell, L., Robotica, 1-15, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0263574723001534, 2023.

Asymmetric Zipper-Coupled Tubes and Smooth Sheet Attachments in the Design of Deployable Space-Filling Mechanisms

Webb, D.C., Reynolds, E., Halverson, D.M., Howell, L.L., Journal of Mechanisms & Robotics, Vol. 16, 011004-1 to 011004-9, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4056868, 2024.

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An Aggregate Sternal Force-Deflection Model

Sargent, B., Bolanos, D., Garcia, V., Howell, L.L., Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Vol. 145, pp. 111009-1 to 111009-8, DOI: 10.1115/1.4063148, 2023.

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A Deployable Volume-Efficient Miura-Ori Reflectarray Antenna for Small Satellite Applications

Rubio, A.J., Kaddour, A.S., Pruett, H., Magleby, S., Howell, L.L., Georgakopoulos, S.V., IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 119313-119329, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3327057, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10292669, 2023.

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Extending Research Impact by Sharing Maker Information

Howell, L.L., and Bateman, T., Nature Communications, 14, article 6170, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41886-3, 2023.

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Applying Origami-Based Design Approaches to Foldable Furniture for Children

Parkinson, B., Skinner, M., Halverson, D., Bateman, T., M, Magleby, S., Howell, L., ASME 2023 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Boston, MA, Aug. 20-23, 2023, IDETC2023-114790, 2023.

Preliminary Design of a Deployable Optical Space Array Based on a Thickened Origami Flasher Pattern

Hunter, J., Roubicek, C., Stephen, M., Magleby, S., Howell, L., ASME 2023 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Boston, MA, Aug. 20-23, 2023, IDETC2023-116803, 2023.

A Framework for Origami Flasher Pattern Optimization to Mitigate Rigid-Foldability Issues

Varela, K., Coleman, N., Skinner, M, Magleby, S., Howell, L., ASME 2023 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Boston, MA, Aug. 20-23, 2023, IDETC2023-116542, 2023.

Modeling of the Chest Wall Response to Prolonged Bracing in Pectus Carinatum

Sargent, B., Varela, K., Eggett, D., McKenna, E., Bates, C., Brown, R., Garcia, V., Howell, L., PLOS ONE, Vol. 18, No. 8, e0288941, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288941, 2023.

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Adjustable, Radii-Controlled Embedded Lamina (RadiCEL) Hinges for Folding of Thick Origami-Adapted Systems

Ynchausti, C., Shirley, S., Magleby, S.P., Howell, L.L., Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 187 paper 105361, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2023.105361, 2023.

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Laser Forming of Compliant Mechanisms

Ames, D.C., Smith, G.L., Lazarus, N., Howell, L.L., and Magleby, S.P., ASME Open Journal of Engineering, Vol. 2, 021018-1 to 021018-9 https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057048, 2023.

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Changes in the Mechanical Performance of an Ortho-planar Spring After Aging Tests

Santos, L.F.L., d’Almeida, J.R.M., Howell, L.L.
Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering
2023 | January

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Zero-Curvature Deformation Properties and 3R Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model of Large-Deflection Euler Spiral Beams

Jin, M. Ynchuasti, C., Howell, L.L.
Mechanism and Machine Theory
2023 | January

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Effects of Panel Misalignment in a Deployable Origami-based Optical Array

Roubicek, C., Gao, G., Li, H., Stephen, M., Magleby, S.P., Howell, L.
ASME Open Journal of Engineering
2023 | January

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Thickness Accommodation for the Flasher Origami Deployable Array

Varela, K., Oliveira, L., Sargent, B., Howell, L., Magleby, S.
AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum
2023 | January

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Selecting and Optimizing Origami Flasher Pattern Configurations for Finite-Thickness Deployable Space Arrays

Bolanos, D., Varela, K., Sargent, B., Stephen, M.A., Howell, L.L., Magleby, S.P.
Journal of Mechanical Design
2022 | November

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Hexagonal Twist Origami Pattern for Deployable Space Arrays

Ynchausti, C., Roubicek, C., Erickson, J., Sargent, B., Magleby, S.P., Howell, L.L.
ASME Open Journal of Engineering
2022 | September

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Optimizing Geometry and EM Performance to Design Volume-Efficient Miura-Ori for Reflectarray Antennas

Pruett, H.T., Kaddour, A-S., Georgakopoulos, S.V., Howell, L.L., Magleby, S.P.
Extreme Mechanics Letters
2022 | October

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An Ultra-Wideband Origami Microwave Absorber

Biswas, A., Zekios, C.L., Ynchausti, C., Howell, L.L., Magleby, S.P., and Georgakopoulos, S.V.
Scientific Reports
2022 | August

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Miura-ori Inspired Smooth Sheet Attachments for Zipper-coupled Tubes

Webb, D.C., Reynolds, E., Halverson , D.M., Howell, L.L.
Mathematics
2022 | July

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Approaches for Minimizing Joints in Single-Degree of Freedom Origami-Based Mechanisms

Brown, N.C., Ynchausti, C., Lytle, A., Howell, L.L., Magleby, S.P.
Journal of Mechanical Design
2022 | June

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Considering Thickness-Accommodation, Nesting, Grounding and Deployment in Design of Miura-ori Based Space Arrays

Bolanos, D., Ynchausti, C., Brown, N., Pruett, H., Hunter, J., Clark, B., Bateman, T., Howell, L.L., and Magleby, S.P.
Mechanism and Machine Theory
2022 | May

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Origami-inspired Systems that Improve Adult Diaper Performance to Enhance User Dignity

Brown, N.C., Pruett, H.T., Bolanos, D.S., Jackson, C., Beatson, B., Magleby, S.P., and Howell, L.L.
Wearable Technologies
2022 | May

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The Mixed-Body Model: A Method for Predicting Large Deflections in Stepped Cantilever Beams

Sargent, B.S., Ynchausti, C.R., Nelson, T.G., and Howell, L.L.
ASME Journal of Mechanisms & Robotics
2022 | August

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Laminar Emergent Flexural Fold Joints Planar Compliant Mechanisms with Large-Angle Near-Revolute Motion

Lang, R.J., Howell, L.L.
Extreme Mechanics Letters
2022 | April

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Applications of Origami Principles in Deployable Childcare Furniture

Ames, D., Jones, J., Mittelman, A., Halverson, D., Bateman, T., Magleby, S., Howell, L.
ASME 2022 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, St. Louis, MO, Aug. 14-17, 2022
2022 | November

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Embedded Linear-Motion Developable Mechanisms on Cylindrical Developable Surfaces

Sheffield, J.L., Sargent, B., and Howell, L.L.
ASME 2022 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, St. Louis, MO, Aug. 14-17, 2022
2022 | November

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Techniques for Designing Stable Flat-Foldable Wood Furniture

Parkinson, B., Ames, D., Andrews, D., Morgan, D., Bateman, T., Howell, L.L., Magleby, S.P.,
ASME 2022 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, St. Louis, MO, Aug. 14-17, 2022
2022 | November

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Dual-Purpose Lenticular Locking Hinges for Actuation and Stiffening of Deployable Origami Arrays

Brown, N., Varela, K., Ynchausti, C. Howell, L.L., Magleby, S.P.
ASME 2022 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences
2022 | November

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Accommodating Irregular Panel Profiles and Thicknesses in LET Joint Arrays

Smith, S., Magleby, S.P., Howell, L.L.
ASME 2022 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences
2022 | November

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Deployable Space-Filling Mechanisms: Asymmetric Zipper-Coupled Tubes and Smooth Sheet Attachments

Webb, D.C., Reynolds, E., Halverson, D.M., Howell, L.L.
ASME 2022 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, St. Louis, MO, Aug. 14-17, 2022
2022 | November

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Using Compliant Implants to Reduce Post-Operative Pain in Pectus Excavatum Correction

Roubicek, C., Sargent, B., Howell, L.L., Garcia, V.
ASME 2022 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, St. Louis, MO, Aug. 14-17, 2022
2022 | November

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Volume-Efficient Miura-Ori Reflectarray Antenna for SmallSat Applications

Rubio, A.J., Kaddour, A.S., Pruett, H.T., Howell, L.L., Magleby, S.P., and Georgakopoulos, S.V.
2022 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (AP-S/URSI)
2022 | September

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Multifunctional and Deployable Origami Antennas

Georgakopoulos, S.V., Kaddour, A.S, Zekios, C., Ynchausti, C., Howell, L.L., Magleby, S.P.
IEEE: 3rd URSI Atlantic and Asia Pacific Radio Science Meeting (AT-AP-RASC)
2022 | July

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A Novel Miura-Ori Origami Reflectarray Antenna for CubeSat Applications

Velez, C.A., Kaddour, A-S., Georgakopoulos, S.V., Ynchausti, C., Magleby, S., and Howell, L.L.
2021 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (APS/URSI)
2022 | February

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Limits of Extramobile and Intramobile Motion of Cylindrical Developable Mechanisms,

Butler, J., Greenwood, J., Howell, L.L., Magleby, S.P.
Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics
2021 | February

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Deployable Euler Spiral Connectors

Ynchausti, C., Brown, N., Magleby, S.P., Bowden, A.E., Howell, L.L.
Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics
2021 | September

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A Foldable Reflectarray on a Hexagonal Twist Origami Structure

Rubio, A.J., Kaddour, A.S., Ynchausti, C., Magleby, S., Howell, L.L., and Georgakopoulos, S.V.
IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation
2021 | November

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Origami Antennas

Georgakopoulos, S.V., Zekios, C.L., Kaddour, A.S., Hamza, M., Biswas, A., Clark, B., Ynchausti, C., Howell, L.L., Magleby, S.P., and Lang, R.J.
IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation
2021 | October

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Bistability in Cylindrical Developable Mechanisms Through the Principle of Reflection

Butler, J., Greenwood, J., Howell, L.L., Magleby, S.P.
Journal of Mechanical Design
2021 | February

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An Energy-Based Framework for Nonlinear Kinetostatic Modeling of Compliant Mechanisms Utilizing Beam Flexures

Chen, G., Ma, F., Bai, R., Zhu, W., Magleby, S.P., Howell, L.L.
Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering
2021 | May

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Methods for Mapping Mechanisms to Developable Surfaces

Hyatt, L.P., Greenwood, J.R., Butler, J.J., Magleby, S.P. and Howell, L.L.
International Journal of Mechanisms and Robotic Systems
2021 | May

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Hinges and Curved Lamina Emergent Torsional Joints in Cylindrical Developable Mechanisms

Seymour, K., Bilancia, P., Magleby, S., Howell, L.
Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics
2021 | March

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Deployable Convex Generalized Cylindrical Surfaces Using Torsional Joints

Nelson, T.G., Pinto, L.M.B., Bruton, J.T., Deng, Z., Nelson, C.G., Howell, L.L.
Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics
2021 | March

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Analysis of the Rigid Motion of a Developable Conical Mechanism

Woodland, M., Hsiung, M., Matheson, E., Safsten, A., Greenwood, J., Halverson, D.M., Howell, L.L.
Journal of Mechanisms and Robotic
2021 | March

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The Mixed-Body Model: A Method for Predicting Large Deflections in Stepped Cantilever Beams

Sargent, B.S., Ynchausti, C.R., Nelson, T.G., and Howell, L.L.
ASME. IDETC-CIE2021, Volume 8A: 45th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference (MR)
2021 | November

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Deployable and Reconfigurable Miura-Ori Reflectarray for Mission-Flexible Satellite Applications

Velez, C.A., Kaddour, A-S., Ynchausti, C., Howell, L.L., Magleby, S., and Georgakopoulos, S.V.
2021 IEEE Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems (WMCS)
2021 | July

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Reconfigurable and Deployable Miura-Ori RA Analysis for Satellite Applications

Velez, C., Kaddour, A.S., Georgakopoulos, S., Bolanos, D.,S., Ynchausti, C., Magleby, S., Howell, L.
2021 IEEE 21st Annual Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference
2021 | June

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A Physically Reconfigurable Origami Reflectarray Based on the Augmented Square Twist Pattern

Rubio, A.J., Kaddour, A.S., Brown, N., Howell, L.L., Magleby, S., and Georgakopoulos, S.
2021 IEEE Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems (WMCS)
2021 | MAY

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Origami Robots

Sargent, B., Howell, L.L.
Encyclopedia of Robotics
2021 | March

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A Deployable Hexagonal Reflectarray Antenna for Space Applications

Rubio, A. J., Kaddour, A. S., Georgakopoulos, S. V., Ynchausti, C., Magleby, S., & Howell, L. L.
IEEE 2021 United States National Committee of URSI National Radio Science Meeting (USNC-URSI NRSM)
2021 | February

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