Method for Designing a Hinged Cube Puzzle

Year: 2018 Authors: Chirag Mehta

Core claim

A cube can be dissected into 12 congruent hinged units with classified configurations and hinge types, enabling multiple Hamiltonian-path-based puzzle designs.

Topics

cube dissection, hinged puzzle, Hamiltonian paths, polyhedral geometry

Domains

geometry, polyhedra, graph theory, puzzle design, kinetic object design, geometric construction

Methods

surface division, configuration classification, hinge classification, Hamiltonian path selection

Media

polyhedral units, hinges, physical prototype, paper figures

Source status

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