Deployable cylinders

Principle
We have created cylindrical gridshell components that deploy into both straight and curved paths. Gridshell components are developed from a curve network consisting of two families with equal and even number of curves, which can have both regular and irregular configurations. The number of turns a curve takes around the edge determines the number of crossings along the cylinder and, ultimately, its deployment. The diameter of the cylinder directly impacts the structural performance of the overall shell.