Motion Structure

 

Welcome to Motion Structure Laboratory(MSL) of Tianjin University

Motion structures are simply assemblies of resistant bodies connected by movable joints. They allow large shape transformations to satisfy practical requirements.

MSL was founded by Professor Chen Yan in 2012 in Tianjin University. Research within MSL concentrates on spatial mechanisms, rigid origami, thick-panel origami, deployable structures, metamaterials, mechanical intelligent robotics.

There have been 31 researchers including professors, PhD students, master students and undergraduate students in MSL.

If you are interested in our research, please contact us by yan_chen@tju.edu.cn.
The latest news
• Lab News: Tencent Video Documentary: She deleted that vertex to solve origami 2025-09-30
• Lab News: MSL Co-created Video Wins Best Entry in the Tencent Penguin Science Communication Video Contest 2025-09-22
• Lab News: Participating in the first National Science Popularization Month Science Fair and Chaoyang District Sci-Tech & Culture Carnival: The Science of Paper Folding 2025-09-21
• Lab News: Tencent Penguin Science Communication Video Contest: Origami Research Accidentally Solves an Aerospace Problem?! 2025-09-13
• Lab News: Tencent Penguin Science Communication Video Contest: Space-Age Cutting-Edge Tech—Let Me Fold That Solar Panel! 2025-09-12
• Publications: Shape-Reconfigurable Deployable Paraboloid Reflector Based on a 7R-8R Truss Network 2025-07-22
• Publications: A kinematically Bifurcated Metamaterial for Integrated Logic Operation and Computing 2025-07-21
• Publications: Double-tubular origami metamaterials with independently programmable and tunable mechanical and acoustic properties 2025-07-18
• Notices: Motion Structure Laboratory Website Fully Updated 2025-06-21
• Awards: Congratulations to Mengyue Li for receiving the Graduate Academic Newcomer Award at CMMC 2025 2025-05-27