popsicle stick hub

[J & D Goldman]

Hi group,
 I saw this popsicle stick hub stuff some time ago, and believe it has
some
practical applications.  It might be of special interest to those
interested in folding and deployable structures. I tried it myself
with some cardboard strips and it works really well.  The designers
were most interested in uses for this hub, so I explained how they
could be used in dome design and construction.  The link below has a
3.3MB Word Doc that has a picture and short description.
- Dan G.

>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ellen Yi-Luen Do [mailto:ellendo at cmu.edu]
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 8:07 AM
>> To: Goldman, Dan
>> Cc: Mark D Gross; michael philetus weller; Ken Camarata;
>> markuse at u.washington.edu
>> Subject: RE: popsicle stick hub
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Dan,
>>
>> May I ask why are you interested? Are you making something fun and
>> interesting? What might that be? ;-)
>>
>> The popsicle stick model figure (in the text before topology
section)
>> does
>> not really have a hub to connect all the sticks, each stick is
pined
>> to a
>> stick on its left on its head and taped to another stick on its
right.
>>
>> Does this answer your question? Or?
>>
>> So why are you interested in this paper (how did you find it - what
>> keywords did you use?) tell us, please!
>>
>> BTW, Markus had graduated and moved on, the others (including Ken,
>> Mike,
>> Mark and myself) are right now at Carnegie Mellon University.
>>
>> So if you have a chance to swing by to Pittsburgh, you could see
those
>> model in real life!
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Ellen
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>>
>> >>  -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Goldman, Dan
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 7:49 AM
>> >> To: 'kcamarat at u.washington.edu'; 'ellendo at u.washington.edu';
>> 'markuse at u.washington.edu'; 'mdgross at u.washington.edu';
>> 'philetus at u.washington.edu'
>> >> Subject: FW: popsicle stick hub
>> >>
>> >> Hi,
>> >>  Very interesting work.  I see how the stick pairs are joined on
>> their long edge by some tubing or flexible hinge material, but I
don't
>> see how the ends are joined at the vertex or hub. Somehow they are
>> joined to allow them to flex and allow the umbrella shape, but I
don't
>> see how they are connected. Can someone explain?
>> >>
>> >> thanks  Dan G. Des Moines IA
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
http://depts.washington.edu/dmgftp/publications/uist04/flexm_uist04_02
>> .doc
>> >>
>> >> Popsicle stick hubs << File: flexm_uist04_02.doc >>
>> >
http://depts.washington.edu/dmgftp/publications/uist04/flexm_uist04_02
.doc
>> >
>>
>>
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