Fig. 5: Factors affecting the switching speed of the BOS.
From: Bistable origami thermal switch with high switching ratios
a Video frames of the snap-through transition of the origami structure only, captured by high-speed camera. b Setup for the switching speed test. A weight is added on the upper plate to investigate the influence of bearing weight. An additional limiter is used to investigate the influence of bistable position. c Real-time temperature profile and vertical displacement of the two-way switching. d–g Factors that affect the switching speed, including: number of actuators, heat sink temperature, heating rate, and bearing mass.
