Output details
15 - General Engineering
University of Oxford
Article title
A solution for folding rigid tall shopping bags
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
P ROY SOC A-MATH PHY
Article number
-
Volume number
467
Issue number
2133
First page of article
2561
ISSN of journal
1364-5021
Year of publication
2011
URL
-
Number of additional authors
1
Additional information
This paper addressed the apparently simple problem of how to fold a shopping bag, made of relatively stiff material, without stretching the material. The problem was addressed by a combination of relatively sophisticated mathematics using quaternions with a an inventive approach. The particular result is a novel solution for folding a shopping bag, but the techniques employed could have much wider application both within and beyond the packaging industry. The novelty of the study resulted in a two page research profile report on the author's work of origami structures in Science (Science, 332, pp. 1376-77).
Interdisciplinary
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Cross-referral requested
-
Research group
A - Civil and Offshore Engineering
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
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