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MCMC Sampling of Origami and Linkages

Hikaru Kuribayashi

Grand award · Regeneron ISEF 2026

Simulation software that applies Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling to the configuration space of folded structures and mechanical linkages, exploring many folding states at once instead of following a single path. The intended applications are compact deployable structures such as satellite solar sails and folded medical devices.

origami
computational-geometry
simulation
+2

Physics & AstronomyPhysics and Astronomy