Bistable-to-Monostable Magnetic Hinge

As the name implies, the bistable-to-monostable hinge is derived from a bistable hinge termed the "simple bistable" hinge (ASME IDETC publication will be posted soon). This hinge belongs to the group of hinges capable of folding 180 degrees with a bias back to the deployed state. The hinge is particularly well-suited to the split-vertex method (link below).

[https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/IDETC-CIE/proceedings/IDETC-CIE2017/58189/V05BT08A054/259759](https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/IDETC-CIE/proceedings/IDETC-CIE2017/58189/V05BT08A054/259759)

The hinge was intended as a concept for actuating and stabilizing deployable antennas, but it also makes a great fidget toy!