We analyze the mathematical existence of one of David Huffman’s most prominent curved-crease designs: the Hexagonal Column with Cusps, featuring circular, parabolic, and straight creases. Observations of the physical folded shape suggest that the concave regions between two parabolas form a cylinder, and the regions between the circle and the nearest intersection of the parabolas form a cone. In our analysis, we deduce the remaining rulings that result in a numerically closed hexagonal shape. Finally, we explore other variations of the shape, including those that incorporate only circular creases.

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Analysis of Huffman’s Hexagonal Column with Cusps

  • Klara Mundilova,
  • Erik D. Demaine,
  • Robert J. Lang,
  • Tomohiro Tachi

摘要

We analyze the mathematical existence of one of David Huffman’s most prominent curved-crease designs: the Hexagonal Column with Cusps, featuring circular, parabolic, and straight creases. Observations of the physical folded shape suggest that the concave regions between two parabolas form a cylinder, and the regions between the circle and the nearest intersection of the parabolas form a cone. In our analysis, we deduce the remaining rulings that result in a numerically closed hexagonal shape. Finally, we explore other variations of the shape, including those that incorporate only circular creases.