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The IsoAxis (US 3302321) is a geometric net consisting of sixty isosceles triangles that, when scored and folded, forms a movable three-dimensional ring capable of continuous inversion. The structure serves as the geometric basis for a class of dynamic polyhedra known as kaleidocycles. It was discovered by Wallace Walker in 1958 as a solution to a structural paper design project while he studied at the Cranbrook Academy of Art.[1]
Description and mechanics
[edit]The IsoAxis net is composed of a two-dimensional grid of isosceles right triangles.[1] When the ends of the folded strip are joined, it creates a flexible closed-loop mechanism. The structure can undergo a continuous turning motion around its center axis, cycling through different geometric configurations. Diagrams and assembly instructions for the mechanism are documented in geometric literature.
A detailed guide on constructing the Isoaxis is available in Shaping Space: Exploring Polyhedra in Nature, Art, and the Geometrical Imagination.[2]
History
[edit]Following his initial design, Walker collaborated with mathematician Doris Schattschneider to analyze and catalog variations of the mechanism.[3] This research resulted in the development of an entire family of related dynamic polyhedra, including hexagonal, starred, oblique, and square kaleidocycles. The term "kaleidocycle" was coined to describe these three-dimensional forms, combining the Greek words for "beautiful", "form", and "ring" or "circle".[1]
Schattschneider's work mathematically mapped the periodic tessellations of Dutch artist M. C. Escher onto the deformable surfaces of the IsoAxis grid.[1][4] While linked chain structures made of rigid tetrahedra had been studied previously, Walker's design derived a fully rotational three-dimensional mechanism from a single, flat, continuous grid sheet via its diagonal scores.
In structural origami literature, the IsoAxis is studied alongside other rigid and flexible tessellations, such as the Miura ori [5], due to its distinct kinematic properties.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Schattschneider, Doris; Walker, Wallace (1977). M.C. Escher Kaleidocycles. Taschen. ISBN 978-0906212288.
- ↑ Shaping Space: Exploring Polyhedra in Nature, Art, and the Geometrical Imagination. United Kingdom: Springer New York. 2013. ISBN 9780387927145.
- ↑ Uribe, Diego (1986). "Darle la vuelta, de los calcetines a los kaleidociclos" (PDF). Cacumen (in Spanish) (38): 21–25.
- ↑ "Book Review: Art Meets Math in 'Kaleidocycles'". The Los Angeles Times. 27 May 1988.
- ↑ "Miura-Ori Official Website". Miura-Ori.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009.
External links
[edit]- "IsoAxis Animation and Interactive Models". University of Zaragoza.
- "The kaleidohedron from the IsoAxis grid". Archived from the original on 8 January 2008.